{"id":1350313,"date":"2021-04-13T13:52:11","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T17:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1350313"},"modified":"2021-04-13T13:58:21","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T17:58:21","slug":"son-3-time-masters-champ-gary-player-banned-augusta-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/son-3-time-masters-champ-gary-player-banned-augusta-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the Son of 3-Time Masters Champ Gary Player Has Been Banned From Augusta National"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One of the many longstanding traditions at The Masters<\/a> is the honorary starter's ceremony that annually kicks things off at Augusta National<\/a>, a tradition that officially began in 1963. 24-time PGA Tour<\/a> winner and three-time Masters champion Gary Player<\/a> has been part of the ceremony for 10 years now and was joined on the first tee this past week by his youngest son, Wayne, who made a complete fool of himself as Augusta National was honoring Lee Elder, the first Black man to ever compete in the tournament, and has now apparently been banned from The Masters due to his actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gary Player once made a mistake of his own following his first win at The Masters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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As mentioned, The Masters has many longstanding traditions, one of which says that the winner at Augusta National can only keep his green jacket for one year following his victory, at which point it must be returned to the club. Gary Player, a native of South Africa and the tournament's first-ever international champion, was unaware of this tradition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Player won The Masters for the first time in 1961, defeating Arnold Palmer<\/a> and amateur Charles Coe by one stroke. The following year, Player, Palmer, and 1958 PGA Championship winner Dow Finsterwald were all tied after 72 holes, which led to an 18-hole Monday playoff, which was won by Arnie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not knowing the rules, Player packed up the green jacket he'd won the previous year and flew back to South Africa, which led to a phone call from then-club Chairman Clifford Roberts, who told him he needed to return it, which he did. Obviously not a big deal but it's just a fun Gary Player Masters story. Player went on to win The Masters two more times, earning a two-stroke win in 1974 and a one-shot victory in 1978.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The “Black Knight” became an honorary starter at Augusta National in 2012<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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