Editing Gary Player (section)

===Nelson Mandela Invitational===
Player hosted the [[Nelson Mandela Invitational]] golf tournament staged by Black Knight International from 2000. In October 2007, media attention arose about his involvement in the 2002 design of a golf course in [[Burma]] and as a result, the [[Nelson Mandela Children's Fund]] withdrew its support.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McGreal |first1=Chris |title=Mandela snubs Gary Player over Burma links |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/oct/09/burma.southafrica |website=The Guardian |access-date=12 January 2021 |date=9 October 2007}}</ref> Both [[Nelson Mandela]] and Archbishop [[Desmond Tutu]] accepted Player's position and statements on Burma.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/10/10/nburma110.xml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011224404/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2007%2F10%2F10%2Fnburma110.xml |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 October 2007 |title=Burmese diplomat quits London Embassy |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=10 October 2007 |access-date=10 October 2007 }}</ref> Player refused to withdraw as he and his son Marc personally built the golf event from scratch and issued a statement rebutting these claims via his website. The event continued to be staged annually at the Sun City Resort as the [[Gary Player Invitational]] until 2019.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}