Word: players
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Gary Player won his third Masters on Sunday with a final round tour de force that shattered the serene ante-bellum atmosphere of the Augusta National Golf Club...
Displaying the steely intensity that has characterized his approach to the game, Player rolled in a 15-foot birdie putt on the amphitheater 18th green for a resounding...
Before entering the winner's circle, Player witnessed the destruction of the bids for victory of Hubert Green, defending champion Tom Watson, and veteran Rod Funseth...
Green, who led most of the way, needed a birdie on the 72nd hole to force a sudden-death playoff. He ladled an 8-iron approach to within three feet of the flagstick. Then he jabbed the pivotal putt to the left of the cup and Player had earned his third green Masters jacket...
...Player's competitive fiber is legend. His father, who was mine captain of the Robinson Deep Mine in Johannesburg took him out for his first round at age 15. He parred the first three holes, and thereafter he dedicated himself to improving his game with demonic determination. Short and frail, he adopted a brutal regimen of calisthenics in order to increase his length...