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IAN PLAYER’S PLAN TO SAVE THE SOUTH AFRICAN RHINO

Jun 12, 2013 | Filed Under: General News

Five years ago, just before the rhino poaching crisis exploded, conservationist Ian Player, brother of golfing legend Gary Player, had a dream that still haunts him. Player, now 86, has reached the point in life where he should be taking things easy after… Read More »

LA LIGA LEGEND LUIS FIGO APPOINTED AS NEW LAUREUS AMBASSADOR

Jun 06, 2013 | Filed Under: General News

Luis Figo with Gabriel Masfurroll, President of the Spanish Laureus Foundation. Luis Figo, the Portuguese football legend, has become the newest Laureus Ambassador. The prestigious football player played at some of the world’s greatest football… Read More »

PLAYER AND IFONLY COME TOGETHER TO BUILD ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME EXPERIENCES FOR CHARITY

May 30, 2013 | Filed Under: General NewsThe Player Foundation

Golfing legend Gary Player and The Player Foundation have joined forces with the innovative luxury experience e-commerce site IfOnly aiming to connect people with their luminary heroes and in the name of charity to help those less fortunate. Player joins… Read More »

PLAYER PREVIEWS THE U.S. OPEN: SURPRISING CHALLENGE AWAITS AT MERION GOLF CLUB

May 29, 2013 | Filed Under: General News

Gary Player as he clinched the Grand Slam with his 1965 U.S. Open victory I often think back to 1965 when I captured the Grand Slam with a victory at the U.S. Open at Bellerive Country Club. Until that point, the U.S. Open was the elusive Major in my… Read More »

GO AWAY WITH… GARY PLAYER

May 28, 2013 | Filed Under: General News

Before he turned 30, golf legend Gary Player became the third person to win the Grand Slam. In 1974, after winning 165 tournaments, Player was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Player and his wife, Vivienne,… Read More »