“In a decisive set, confidence is the difference.” - Chris Evert
Apr. 10, 1961 - South Africa’s Gary Player becomes the first foreign player to win the Masters
South Africa’s Gary Player becomes the first foreign player to win the Masters, edging Arnold Palmer and Charley Coe by one stroke.
Gary Player is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of golf. Over his career, Player accumulated an impressive nine major championships on the regular tour and six Champions Tour major championship victories, as well as three Senior British Open Championships on the European Senior Tour. At the age 29, Player won the 1965 U.S. Open and became the only non-American to win all four majors, known as the career Grand Slam. Player became only the third golfer in history to win the Grand Slam, following Ben Hogan and Gene Sarazen. Since then, only Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods have won the Grand Slam. Player has won 165 tournaments on six continents over six decades and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974.
“Golf and sex are the only things you can enjoy without being good at them.” - Jimmy Demaret
“I think it’s the mark of a great player to be confident in tough situations.” - John McEnroe
“Discipline and concentration are a matter of being interested.” - Tom Kite
“The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.” - Arthur Ashe
“Sometimes the biggest problem is in your head. You’ve got to believe you can play a shot instead of wondering where your next bad shot is coming from.” - Jack Nicklaus
“As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round.” Ben Hogan
