What makes a champion? You can't define it. But I believe it has a certain amount to do with suffering. I am grateful for how I suffered as a kid. I suffered like a junkyard dog. I adored my mother.

He won the P.G.A. Championship twice and his 150-yard shot in 1972 is still talked about. But Player said he was proudest of one he hit at the 1968 British Open. By Michael Arkush Player, who won nine ...

Gary Player, who is turning 90, maintains a high level of fitness and continues to play golf regularly. Player attributes his longevity to a strict regimen that includes exercise, under-eating, and ...