Gary Player is notorious for his dedication to the concept of diet, health, practice and golf fitness. It’s so much so that aside from being nicknamed the Black Knight, Mr. Player is also nicknamed Mr.Fitness! His third nickname is the International Ambassador of Golf, which was given to him from his travel of 25 million kilometres (15 million miles) worldwide! Mr.Player credits fitness to being able to withstand so much travel and this year, he will be recognized in ESPN The Magazine’s “Body Issue!”
Each year, ESPN Magazine puts out their Body Issue in which athletes are photographed naked. Mr.Player is not the first golfer to appear in the Body Issue, as Camilo Villegas, Suzann Pettersen, Belen Mozo, Christina Kim, Sandra Gal and Anna Grzebien have all made appearances. However, at age 77, Mr.Player will be the oldest golfer featured! Mr.Player has largely been credited with bringing physical fitness to golf and even today, he still keeps up a routine of doing 1,000 situps per day! We are sure that Mr.Player is in tip top shape and we are looking forward to seeing how his photo in ESPN’s Body Issue turns out!
Source: Golf Digest
