Please note: This biography is a modified extract from the following source: Laubscher, L. (1999) “Gary Player” from They Shaped our Century: The Most Influential South Africans of the Twentieth Century. Published by Human and Rousseau. p. 42- 44.
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Gary Jim Player
- Born
- 1 November 1935
- Updated
- 14 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2019, September 2). Gary Jim Player. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149448
South African History Online (2019) 'Gary Jim Player', South African History Online, 2 September. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149448 (Accessed: 13 October 2026).
South African History Online, Gary Jim Player [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149448, (accessed 13 October 2026).
"Gary Jim Player." South African History Online, 2 Sept. 2019, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149448. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Gary Jim Player." South African History Online. September 2, 2019. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149448.
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