Gary Player

Gary Player's Peak: 1965 form rates 94 overall among the all-time greats, a World No. 1 Material profile built around engine graded S+, which tops every other attribute on the card.

• Power sits at B+ for Player, the clearest weak point in the profile across the legends pool: nearly the whole pool rates higher. How far the ball goes off the tee — long hitters shorten every hole.
• At A, Player's accuracy rating is a clear strength (84th percentile of the legends pool) — only 4 players in the pool rate higher. How often the ball finds the fairway and stays out of trouble.
• Iron Play A — a touch below tour-average in the legends pool; 17 of the other 25 players in the pool rate higher. Precision from the fairway into the green — the single biggest driver of low scores.
• At S, Player's short game rating is among the very best in the pool (92nd percentile of the legends pool) — only 2 players in the pool rate higher. Scrambling around the green — chips, pitches, and bunker shots that save par.
• Putting sits at A for Player, a shade above the pool average across the legends pool: 8 of the other 25 players in the pool rate higher. Holing putts, especially the ones inside ten feet that turn pars into birdies.
• Course IQ sits at A+ for Player, a clear strength across the legends pool: 7 of the other 25 players in the pool rate higher. Course management and shot selection — playing the smart shot, not just the bold one.
• At S, Player's nerve rating is comfortably above tour-average (84th percentile of the legends pool) — only 4 players in the pool rate higher. Composure in contention — how a golfer performs with the tournament on the line.
• Consistency A — modestly above average in the legends pool; 12 of the other 25 players in the pool rate higher. How tightly a golfer's scores cluster around their average, round after round.
• At S+, Player's engine rating is elite (100th percentile of the legends pool) — no one else in the pool rates higher. Stamina and durability across a long season — fewer withdrawals, less late-year fade.

World No. 1 Material. World No. 1 material — a top-of-the-pool overall rating without leaning on any single signature strength; the game simply holds up everywhere.

On raw attribute shape, nobody in the legends pool matches this card more closely than Gene Sarazen, Tom Watson and Lee Trevino, in that order of similarity.

• Gene Sarazen,
• Tom Watson,
• Lee Trevino

Of the 24 events on the schedule, The Open Championship, U.S. Open and THE PLAYERS Championship suit this build's attribute mix the best, based on how each course's demands line up with the card's strengths.

• The Open Championship — Major
• U.S. Open — Major
• THE PLAYERS Championship — Flagship

Legends aren't priced for Salary Cap — Gary Player unlocks wholesale, gold-accented, alongside the rest of the Peak: 1965 pool inside Legends mode, where every build gets the same nine zones and no budget to manage.

1965 U.S. Open → career Grand Slam at 29; 9 majors, 160+ worldwide wins. Fitness pioneer who out-worked bigger hitters. Ratings on this card are editorial judgment, not official statistics — see the methodology page for how they are derived.

Every rating on this page is a 1–11 editorial judgment, not a live statistic — see how ratings and the season simulation work.