Gary Player's Net Worth (Updated 2022) | Wealthy Gorilla

Net Worth:	$250 Million
Age:	90
Born:	November 1, 1935
Gender:	Male
Height:	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Country of Origin:	South Africa
Source of Wealth:	Professional Golfer
Last Updated:	Feb 8, 2026

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• Introduction
• Golf Career
• Real Estate
• The Player Foundation
• The Player Design

Introduction

Gary Player is a South African retired professional golfer with an estimated net worth of $250 Million.

Player is widely considered to be one of the greatest golfers ever. He has won nine major championships on the regular tour and nine major championships on the Champions Tour.

Golf Career

Gary Player is one of the most successful professional golfers in history, and he’s tied for fourth in major championship wins, with nine. Alongside Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer, Player is considered one of the “Big Three” golfers from the 1950s through 1970s. He began competing on the PGA Tour in 1958 and has since earned several victories as one of the best golfers in the world.

A Golf Legend

Gary Player has won the South African Open 13 times and the Australian Open 7 times, more than any other professional golfer. He also held the record for the most World Match Play Championship wins with five, until 2004 when Ernie Els surpassed him.

From 1968 to 1981, Player was in the top ten in world golf rankings and was only ranked second in ‘69, ‘70, and ‘72 to Jack Nicklaus. Player was the only pro golfer to win the British Open in three different decades, with his first win occurring in 1959.

In 1974, he became one of the few golfers to win two major championships during the same season. He last won the Masters in 1978 and, a week later, won the Tournament of Champions.

At 48 in 1984, he became the oldest golfer ever to win a major, the PGA Championship. In 1998, he became the oldest golfer to play in the Masters, and he credited his diet and practice for allowing him to compete.

Coaching & Player’s Later Wins

As a South African, Gary Player was never eligible to play in the Ryder Cup, where American and European golfers face off. However, when the Presidents Cup was established to give International players a similar chance, Player was no longer eligible. Instead, he became a non-playing captain for the International Team in 2003 when the event was held on a course he helped design.

Player was appointed captain again in 2005 and 2007, but his team lost to the Americans both times. While many of his tournament wins trickled off in the late 90s, Gary Player wasn’t entirely done with the sport himself.

In 2000, he participated in the Senior Skins Game, an unofficial event, and won. He also won the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf in 2009 and 2010 before competing in the Insperity Invitational from 2012 to 2017. Thanks to his prolific career, Gary Player became one of the richest golfers in the world, spanning over six decades.

Real Estate

In May 2004, Gary Player paid $5.75 million for an 8,247-square-foot, four-bedroom, six-bathroom, beachfront home in Jupiter, Florida. This property, with a unique pink-and-white exterior and even a pink outdoor kitchen area, sits on 2.88 acres of land. It appears that Player relisted the property for sale at $12.5 million in October 2011. Still, it took four years to sell, and he eventually let it go for $10 million in June 2015.

The Player Foundation

In 1983, Gary Player created The Player Foundation to bring education, medical care, and athletics to children living on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa. Since its establishment, his organization has expanded to help children across the globe and has donated over $65 million to children’s charities.

Most recently, he donated $150,000 to Place of Home, an organization that helps foster children aging out of the system. Primarily funded by grants and donations, the foundation also receives revenue from the four Gary Player Invitational Events held annually.

The Player Design

Alongside this, like Pete Dye, Gary Player has helped design numerous golf courses via The Player Design firm. In total, the firm has completed over 400 courses in 41 different countries, offering three different design brands, including Gary Player Design and Black Knight Design. When golf was added to the 2016 Summer Olympics, Gary Player Design was one of the finalists selected to design the official course.