{"id":264551,"date":"2025-11-05T15:28:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T15:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/264551\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T15:28:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T15:28:09","slug":"major-champ-heavily-tipped-for-2027-ryder-cup-captaincy-to-rule-himself-out-of-running-golfwrx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/264551\/","title":{"rendered":"Major champ heavily tipped for 2027 Ryder Cup captaincy to rule himself out of running \u2013 GolfWRX"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gary Player recently hit headlines when he claimed there was no question that he was the third-best player of all time behind Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods.<\/p>\n

The South African has never been shy about stating his opinion, and now, in a wide-ranging Q&A with Golf Digest<\/a>, the 9-time major champion has opened up on a variety of topics related to the game.<\/p>\n

Not a fan of the Ryder Cup, Player explained to the publication why he wanted to see the event abolished, saying:<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, I would like to see them abolish it, and I\u2019ll tell you why. Nobody loves golf more than me, but I love golf to such an extent that I sat there and cringed. The whole world was watching and all you heard was \u2018F\u2019 this and \u2018F\u2019 that and you see people misbehaving.\u201d<\/p>\n

And when it came to his own game, the South African stated that he\u2019d have won at least 3 or 4 majors had he lived in the U.S. during his career, saying:<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026If I had lived in America, I would have won at least another three or four majors. Travelling from South Africa with six children, being away from home, living in motels \u2026 \u201d<\/p>\n

You can check out the full Q&A here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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