Editing Gary Player (section)

==Legacy==
In 2000, Player was voted "Sportsman of the Century" in South Africa. In 1966, he was awarded the [[Bob Jones Award]], the highest honour given by the [[United States Golf Association]] in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf. He was inducted into the [[World Golf Hall of Fame]] in 1974. The "Gary Player – A Global Journey" exhibition was launched by the Hall of Fame as of March 2006.

In 2000, ''[[Golf Digest]]'' magazine ranked Player as the eighth greatest golfer of all time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0HFI/is_7_51/ai_63015233 |title=50 Greatest Golfers of All Time: And What They Taught Us |access-date=5 December 2007 |last=Yocom |first=Guy |date=July 2000 |work=[[Golf Digest]] }}</ref>

In 2002, Player was voted as the second greatest global golfer of all time by a panel of international media, golf magazines and fellow professionals conducted by the leading Golf Asia Magazine.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}

On 10 April 2009, he played for the last time in the Masters, where he was playing for his record 52nd time<ref>{{cite web |title=Who Played the Most Masters Tournaments? |url=http://golf.about.com/od/majorchampionships/f/most-masters-played.htm |access-date=14 April 2013 |publisher=golf.about.com |archive-date=22 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022054544/http://golf.about.com/od/majorchampionships/f/most-masters-played.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> – every year since 1957 except for 1973, when he was recovering from surgery.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Masters: Gary Player's 50th appearance |url=http://www.pgatour.com/news/2007/03/28/masters_player.html |access-date=14 April 2013|work=PGA Tour|date=28 March 2007}}</ref> After Nicklaus and Palmer, he was the last of the Big Three to retire from this tournament, which is a testament to his longevity.

At age 73 on 23 July 2009, Player competed in the [[Senior British Open Championship]] at [[Sunningdale Golf Club]], 53 years after capturing his maiden European Tour victory at the Berkshire venue.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thesportscampus.com/200907101333/golf-news/player-soc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330160724/http://www.thesportscampus.com/200907101333/golf-news/player-soc |url-status=dead |archive-date=2010-03-30 |title=Gary Player takes a trip down memory lane at Sunningdale }}</ref>

[[Augusta National Golf Club]] and the Masters announced on 5 July 2011 that Player had been invited to join [[Jack Nicklaus]] and [[Arnold Palmer]] as an honorary starter. The Big Three were reunited in this capacity starting with the 2012 tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.masters.com/en_US/news/articles/2011-07-05/201107051309873298589 |title=Player to Join Palmer, Nicklaus as Honorary Starter at 2012 Masters |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130128201148/http://www.masters.com/en_US/news/articles/2011-07-05/201107051309873298589 |archive-date=28 January 2013}}</ref>

In July 2013, he became the oldest athlete ever to pose nude in ''[[ESPN The Magazine]]''{{'}}s annual Body Issue to inspire people to keep looking after themselves throughout their lives whatever their age.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/page/bodyissue2013garyplayer |title=Golf: Gary Player nude |date=9 July 2013 |work=ESPN |access-date=18 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/07/espn-body-issue-photos-gary-player-matt-harvey |title=The first photos from ESPN the Magazine's 'Body Issue' are here |date=9 July 2013 |newspaper=USA Today |access-date=18 January 2019 |archive-date=19 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121150/https://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/07/espn-body-issue-photos-gary-player-matt-harvey |url-status=dead }}</ref>