Gary Player, who describes himself as the "World's Most Traveled Athlete" says he has racked up more than 15 million air miles in his career. Now aged 76, he was honorary starter at the Masters, in Augusta, April 2012.
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South African Player is the only modern golfer to win The British Open in three different decades. He is pictured winning the tournament for the second time, in 1968, at Carnoustie, Scotland.
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Exercising and eating healthily are key to maintaining peak physical and mental condition whilst on the road according to Player.
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Exercise is still a major part of his daily routine. He said: "I do a thousand sit-ups -- some on a ball, some on a bench, some on the floor, some on these crunch machines, I do a whole variety because you don't want your body to know what you're going to give it that day."
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This year, Player became the 10th recipient of the PGA Tour's Lifetime Achievement Award. He still travels the world designing golf courses and breeds horses on his stud farm in South Africa.
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Player shows off his moves at the Masters at Augusta, in 2000.
