Gary Player has delivered another one of his all-time rants on Thursday morning at Augusta National.
With The Masters in full swing and Justin Rose leading Scottie Scheffler after day one, legends have been everywhere on the hallowed greens.
One of those icons is the 89-year-old Player, who teed off in the annual honorary starters ceremony with fellow legends Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson to kick this year’s tournament off.
Later, they answered a round of media questions and it took a bizarre turn.
A reporter asked Player when the last time he had fast food was, mentioning that in 1997 when Tiger Woods won the Masters, he claimed he ate Arby’s every night.
Player’s response is one to behold.
“Well, you don’t reach 90 as I do if you eat a bunch of crap. I can tell you that. But that’s your choice. Everybody has a choice. I want to live to 100 because I love people. I love golf. I just love life,” Player said.
“I’ve got a young girlfriend — I’ve changed my life. How about that, at 90, finding a girlfriend? Tom is not as old as me, but he’s also found a new one.”
Player’s bizzare rant didn’t stop there.
“I’ll tell you what, guys, you all — you or your wife is going to die. One of the spouses are going to die, and it’s not the end of life,” Player added.
“So many people that does happen and they get so disheartened that they don’t think they should continue life,” he said.
Player did not stop there. He even added he’s got a list of things that he is working on to help reach 100.
“The greatest gift bestowed upon a man or woman is life. So my ambition is to reach 100,” he said.
“So I went to India and I met a gerontologist, and he gave me 11 things to work on, which I adhere to.
“So I might drop dead tomorrow, but I’m giving it a hell of a try.”
Many are used to Player’s remarkable life lessons. And when you’re 89 and still able to tee it up on a golf course, he can lecture everyone about how to live a long life.
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Not to mention the fact he is also a nine-time Major champion having won three Open Championships, three Masters, two PGA Championships, and one U.S. Open.
He is also one of only five golfers to achieve the career Grand Slam.
Unfortunately, Woods won’t able to offer his own opinion on the fast food subject as he is not playing at the Masters this year.
Woods ruptured his Achilles in mid-March in a blow that could end up seeing him miss the entire major season.
The 49-year-old was preparing to feature in The Masters before looking to tee it up in the PGA Championship, US Open and The Open.
Defending champion Scheffler trails Rose by three strokes after the former US Open champion produced the round of the day on Thursday.
Ludvig Aberg, Corey Conners, Tyrrell Hatton and Bryson DeChambeau also enjoyed impressive starts to the week.
However, Rory McIlroy may have played himself out of yet another Masters following a shocking late collapse at Augusta, with Friday’s Round 2 tee times now confirmed.
