Gary Player Debates Why Golf Majors Are Tougher to Win Than Tennis Grand Slams

Published 10/14/2021, 7:30 PM EDT

Gary Player is the biggest unofficial ambassador for golf and he never gets tired of it. Most recently, he was speaking at the Aramco Team Series event which is underway in Glen Oaks Club.

Run by the Ladies European Tour and backed by Saudi Aramco, most of the top women professional golfers will be in action at this event. And as an ambassador for Saudi golf, Player is present at the event, supporting the events initiative of promoting women’s golf.

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Recently Player, gave his opinions on everything; from the progress in women’s golf to weight training to 500-yard drives in the future. However, he also spoke about winning majors in tennis and golf and compared the difficulty of the two. Let’s see what he said-

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Gary Player believes golf is a ‘tough game’

The 9-time major champion explained the discussions his wife and he used to have regarding tennis and golf. “My wife and I always used to have big debates, which is the tougher sport to win a major — golf or tennis?” he says. “You play tennis, you’ve got to win seven matches. If [Jack] Nicklaus only had to win seven matches, he’d have over 100 majors.”

The 85-year-old further clarified his point. He said, “Think about it — they play you against him, same conditions. In golf, you tee off in the morning and it’s raining, shoot 74 and it’s the round of your life. The afternoon, the sun comes out and someone shoots 68 playing just as well.”

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“You’ve got 156 guys competing, and no one plays under the same conditions, even if it’s perfect weather. Golf is such a tough game.”

What do you think of Player’s thoughts on winning golf majors? Is it really as tough as he makes it to be?

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Ishita Bhargava is a Golf content writer at Essentially Sports. Currently pursuing her undergraduate degree from the Shri Ram College of Commerce, she has a keen interest in sports and fitness. When not playing or watching a sports event, Ishita can be seen spending time with her pets or binge-watching.

Gary Player Debates Why Golf Majors Are Tougher to Win Than Tennis Grand Slams

Gary Player believes golf is a ‘tough game’

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