Younger brother of big game conservationist Ian Player.
Professional golfer. Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in
1974.
Has six children and 18 grandchildren.
[7 January 2021] Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, along with Annika Sörenstam and Babe Didrikson Zaharias (posthumously), by President Donald Trump in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House.