The modern career Grand Slam in men’s golf is something that has only been achieved by five golfers. This week in North Carolina, Jordan Spieth can make it six.
We already knew that three-time British Open winner Gary Player might be the fittest and most supple octogenarian on the planet, but this it just showing off.
The most pointed criticism of Chambers Bay at the 2015 US Open came from a former player, Gary Player, who went on Golf Channel on the morning of the third round and teed off on the course and its architect, Robert Trent Jones Jnr.
Gary Player’s love of physical fitness is legendary, especially since it hasn’t waned in his 80s. But why does someone who was born the year after the first Masters was played still do all of those push-ups and sit-ups? The answer may lie in a chance to show off at the year’s first major championship.
Australian Golf Digest
