Nine-time Majors champion and golf legend, Gary Player’s influence on a young Garrick Higgo was immense. Similar childhood tragedies of losing a parent meant Player could be the right guide for Higgo in the latter’s journey to become a golf pro. At 26 years of age, Garrick Higgo has become an accomplished golfer, with PGA Tour wins and numerous accolades that prove his all-around mettle.

And mentor Gary Player had predicted the upward trajectory when Higgo won his first European Tour event in 2020. “I’ve worked closely with Garrick, and I’ve had the pleasure of watching his game develop to where it is now. Big things to come from this young man,” the South African golf legend wrote in his tweet, as Higgo was just starting, having turned pro in 2019 as a 20-year-old.

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