Final Shot with Gary Player

The nine-time major champion, one of golf's true legends, talks flying, fitness and Kau Sai Chau

Kau Sai Chau

You've achieved so much in the game but is there a single event that stands out for you?

It's difficult to choose just one. Obviously the nine major wins were very special, as was the time when I completed the Grand Slam on the Champions Tour. That, for me, was a great accomplishment. To get them both is something I'm very proud of.

Aside from your playing career, you're known in Hong Kong as the man who designed the North and South courses at the Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau. Where does that particular project rank among the many hundreds that you've been involved in?

Very high. I'm very proud to have designed 36 holes at Kau Sai Chau. When I finished with it, I felt so gratified, like I really contributed to society knowing that it was something not only for the rich. It was something for everybody.

You could have perhaps left a bit more room on the 14th of the North Course, the par-3 with the peninsula green ...

[Laughs] You like that one, yeah? Good, strong hole. Beautiful. Causes plenty of heartache, I'm sure.

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Written by Alex Jenkins

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