IT'S FATHER AGAINST SON
YOU South Africa|16 July 2020
Golf legend Gary Player is facing heartache on two fronts – his wife’s cancer and a court battle with his son
- CARLA COETZEE
IT'S FATHER AGAINST SON

HE’S A golfing legend, one of just four golfers to have won all four of the world’s major championships.

Since his retirement in 2009, Gary Player has been as active as ever doing charity work, designing golf courses and remaining in peak physical condition at the ripe old age of 84.

And through it all, Vivienne, his wife of 63 years and mother to his six kids, has been by his side.

In an interview three years ago when the couple celebrated their 60th anniversary, Gary gushed about life with Vivienne (YOU, 9 February 2017).

“We’re very grateful for the fairy-tale life we’ve lived. We’re in good health and we have a wonderful family. We thank God every day for our blessings,” he said.

But now that fairy tale appears to be crumbling around him. Not only is Vivienne (83) battling pancreatic cancer, Gary has been locked in a bitter business dispute with his eldest son, Marc (60).

Marc is the executive head of Black Knight International, the company that represents his father’s business interests. Black Knight was Gary’s nickname in his playing years – the diminutive golfer always wore black on the course.

Black Knight International is the parent company to several smaller companies, including the golf course design brand Gary Player Design and Black Knight Enterprises, which sells items such as wine and branded apparel.

According to court documents submitted in Florida in the US, another of Black Knight International’s companies, the Gary Player Group (GPG), has been ordered to pay Gary $5 million (R85m) and a court has ruled that ownership and naming rights be returned to the retired golfer.

この蚘事は YOU South Africa の 16 July 2020 版に掲茉されおいたす。

7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トラむアルを開始しお、䜕千もの厳遞されたプレミアム ストヌリヌ、9,000 以䞊の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしおください。

この蚘事は YOU South Africa の 16 July 2020 版に掲茉されおいたす。

7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トラむアルを開始しお、䜕千もの厳遞されたプレミアム ストヌリヌ、9,000 以䞊の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしおください。

YOU SOUTH AFRICAのその他の蚘事すべお衚瀺
BALLON IN THE BAG
YOU South Africa

BALLON IN THE BAG

Manchester City midfielder Rodrigo Hernandez Cascante says his Ballon d'Or win is a victory for Spanish football

time-read
4 分  |
14 November 2024
IT WAS ALL A LIE
YOU South Africa

IT WAS ALL A LIE

A new doccie exposes the Grey's Anatomy writer who fabricated her life story

time-read
5 分  |
14 November 2024
'I WILL NEVER GIVE UP'
YOU South Africa

'I WILL NEVER GIVE UP'

After her husband, anticorruption activist Alexei Navalny, was poisoned and murdered by the Kremlin, she became the public face of Russia's opposition. In this candid interview Yulia Navalnaya opens up about life on the run, her perilous family life and why she's continuing her husband's fight to save their country

time-read
10+ 分  |
14 November 2024
AGREE TO DISAGREE
YOU South Africa

AGREE TO DISAGREE

Trevor Noah on how his childhood squabbles with his mother inspired his delightful new book

time-read
4 分  |
14 November 2024
PAUSE THE CLOCK
YOU South Africa

PAUSE THE CLOCK

Researchers have discovered that the ageing process spikes at 44 and 60. Here's what you can do to slow it down

time-read
5 分  |
14 November 2024
MPOOMY ON TOP
YOU South Africa

MPOOMY ON TOP

We chat to SA's most popular female podcaster about love, loss and her booming success

time-read
4 分  |
14 November 2024
MY BROTHER IS NOT TO BLAME
YOU South Africa

MY BROTHER IS NOT TO BLAME

Tinus Drotské says his sibling, ex Bok Nǎka, is the victim in the brawl with a neighbour that landed up in court

time-read
4 分  |
14 November 2024
MATT THE RECLUSE
YOU South Africa

MATT THE RECLUSE

A year after his friend's tragic death, the actor continues to shun the spotlight

time-read
4 分  |
14 November 2024
A LEAP OF FAITH
YOU South Africa

A LEAP OF FAITH

After her husband tried to kill her by tampering with her parachute she thought she'd never trust a man again-but now she's found love

time-read
5 分  |
14 November 2024
THEY'RE MY KIDS!
YOU South Africa

THEY'RE MY KIDS!

This West Coast woman treats her monkeys as iftheyre humans and animal activists are not happy about it

time-read
4 分  |
14 November 2024