1935- . South African golfer, who won major
championships in three decades and the first
British Open 1959. A match-play specialist,
he won the world title five times. His total
of nine `majors' is the fourth (equal) best
of all time. He is renowned for wearing
all-black outfits. In the 1980s he was a
successful Seniors player. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
British Open: 1959, 1968, 1974
US Open: 1965
US Masters: 1961, 1974, 1978
US PGA: 1962, 1972
World Match-play: 1965-66, 1968, 1971, 1973