New exhibit offers glimpse inside Player’s personal life and features artifacts from playing career including Green Jacket from Masters and other Major Championships Trophies
St. Augustine, Fla. (Feb 27, 2015) – The World Golf Hall of Fame & Museum, located at the World Golf Village in St. Augustine, today announced the opening of “Gary Player: Grand Slam Success” exhibition – a display dedicated to the prolific career and achievements of one of the best players who ever lived.
Player, a true golf legend affectionately known as “The Black Knight,” amassed 165 global wins over a remarkable period of five decades occurring in 21 countries on six continents. The pinnacle of his revered playing career came with a victory at the 1965 United States Open when he clinched the career Grand Slam – a feat, at the time, only achieved by fellow World Golf Hall of Fame members Gene Sarazen and Ben Hogan. Since that time, only Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods have won all four Major championships in their careers.
“Gary has played such an integral role in globalizing the game of golf and the values he represents are what makes the Hall of Fame so proud to be able to call him our Global Ambassador,” said Jack Peter, Chief Operating Officer of the World Golf Hall of Fame. “We are thrilled to be able to open this exhibition which celebrates not only Gary’s tremendous successes on the course, but also shares with guests the impact he has had off the course too, through his commitment to education, family, charity and fitness.”
Located on the second floor of the museum, The Gary Player exhibition features many of Player’s major championship trophies, along with his Green Jacket from the Masters Tournament and many other items from his illustrious career. Additionally, the gallery will share the story of Player’s global adventures, the important role his family played in his career, and his life-long commitment to fitness.
Player was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. Click here to read his full profile.
Guests will also have an opportunity to utilize the Hall of Fame’s new state of the art golf simulator within the exhibit, playing many of the same courses where Player captured victories during his career. The exhibition is also supported through unique video and photography.
The exhibition will be on display through 2015.
About the World Golf Hall of Fame & Museum
The World Golf Hall of Fame & Museum preserves and honors the history of golf and the legacies of those who have made it great. The Hall of Fame and Museum, located at World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Fla., serves as a steward of the game through engaging, interactive storytelling and exhibitions featuring artifacts, works of art, audio, video and photography significant to the history of golf and its members. The Hall of Fame is a 501(c)3 nonprofit institution and is allied with 26 national and international golf organizations, including The European Tour, LPGA, the Masters Tournament, PGA of America, PGA TOUR, The R&A and USGA. To learn more about the Hall of Fame or to lend support, visit www.WorldGolfHallofFame.org.
As the Founding Partner of the World Golf Hall of Fame & Museum and World Golf Village, Shell Oil Company played a lead role in supporting the development and growth of the institution, which opened in 1998. Since then, their continued involvement has led the way for others to join in support of the Hall of Fame & Museum’s mission.
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