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Gary Player
Other Achievements Include being the leading money-winner on the PGA Tour in 1961, and with his 1965 U.S. Open victory, he became the third golfer to win all four of golf's major championships (Masters, U.S. and British Opens, PGA Championship). He also received the Bobby Jones Award in 1966 and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. In 1978 he won three tournaments in a row on the PGA Tour. He received the South African Decoration for Meritorious Service in 1982, the South African Sportsman of the Century Award in 1990, the Honorary Member of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews in 1994, the Honorary Doctor of Law Degree from St. Andrews University in 1995, and the Hilton Hotel Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995. When he's not golfing, Gary's favorite pastimes include raising race horses, farming, and staying in shape.
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