Augusta’s painful snub leaves Player a ‘sad’ man

GARY Player, the nine-time major winner from South Africa, says he feels sadness that Augusta National Golf Club has refused his request to play a four-ball round with three of his grandsons.

The 90-year-old Player told Golf Monthly in a report this week that he was not allowed the special round over the famed Masters course where he captured three of his ninw major championship titles.