People think of Gary Player as one of the great golf stars. The player, who was born in South Africa, won 159 professional tournaments, 24 of which were on the PGA Tour. Besides that, he has won nine big titles.
The Golf Legend recently shared an important lesson for young people who want to become golfers on X (formerly known as Twitter). He told them not to move their heads while they putted.
“Keeping your head still when you putt is one of the hardest things to get good at in golf,” he wrote. This is one of the things I teach golfers most often. Most people try to get their ball to land in the cup. Don’t bother, just listen for the sound! GP”
Gary Player used to play golf a lot. The Golf Legend won a lot of tournaments everywhere he played. Someone who works in the golf industry really admires him, and his collection is one of the main reasons for this.
Gary Player said, “I don’t find anything hard,” when he talked about how golf was getting easier over time.
The player from South Africa was at events put on by the Sports Business Club of the Palm Beaches in late April 2023. He talked about golf and said that he had beaten his age more than 3,000 times at Augusta National, which is where the famous Masters Tournament is held.
Gary Player said that golf isn’t as hard for him now as it was when he was younger. He said that technology has improved so much that the ball goes “50 yards” farther.
According to The Palm Beach Post, he said,
“I don’t find anything hard about golf. When I was at my best, I found it very hard, but now the ball goes 50 yards farther.” You have metal heads. It’s not that I miss the fairway. With one hand, I didn’t miss a ball on Sunday.
The player, who was 88 years old, said that he was “15 shots” ahead of his age and was averaging par. “Completely, utterly different game” was what he said about golf.
“At my age, I’m about even. Most of the time, I beat my age by 15 shots. 73 is my average. This game is not at all like the other one. Not even close to the same game.”
At the same event, Gary Player also told the LIV Golfers something useful. He said that his dad taught him to value other people’s ideas. He also said that all the golfers who joined the league backed by Saudi Arabia should admit that they did so “because of the money.”
I learned from my very poor but very smart father that you should always respect what other people think. And that is very important. Honour the other person’s point of view, no matter what the subject is or if it’s political. But just say, “I’m joining because of the money.” Be honest all the time. “Everyone has a right,” Player said.
Golf Saudi wants to build a lot of golf courses and be an ambassador for women’s and youth golf. Gary Player is one of their ambassadors.
