Gary Player: No One Today Can Hit the Ball as Well as Hogan or Trevino

Nine-time major champion Gary Player joins 'Beyond the Clubhouse' for a wide-ranging interview that touches on women's golf, the secret to long life, St. Andrews, night golf with Arnold Palmer and more.
Gary Player: No One Today Can Hit the Ball as Well as Hogan or Trevino
Gary Player: No One Today Can Hit the Ball as Well as Hogan or Trevino /

Golf legend Gary Player joined the Beyond the Clubhouse podcast and covered a wide range of topics, including the golf course he'd play if he had one last round, the secret of his longevity at age 86, his legacy, and his opinion on recent rules changes from the USGA. 

The South African spoke fondly of St. Andrews, the site of this summer's 150th Open Championship, and he shared a classic moment from a past Open there with Arnold Palmer. The two superstars teed off casually at 10:30 p.m. and soon had 5,000 people watching them. Player couldn't believe the amount of people and the number of dogs that Scottish folks were walking with that late at night just to see them play a few holes.

Player spoke passionately about rolling the golf ball back and why it's unnecessary to have so many courses lengthening their holes and spending so much money doing so, including Augusta National. "Where's it going to stop?" Player asks.

Player says he likes Jordan Spieth's chances at a big year in 2022. He's one of three or four players who has "it" Player says, and he calls him a genius from 100 yards and in.


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Garrett Johnston
GARRETT JOHNSTON

Garrett Johnston has covered golf for outlets around the world for more than a decade, including the hometown papers of most players on the PGA Tour. He also has contributed to GolfDigest.com, Golf.com, USOpen.com, China Daily, The Irish Examiner and New Zealand Golf Magazine. Sadly, he has not improved his golf handicap since he left high school, and covering 30 major championship hasn’t helped him through osmosis. Twitter: @JohnstonGarrett