The Player Group

The Player Group We exclusively own, manage, protect & activate the PLAYER brands worldwide.
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PLAYER DESIGN

With over 400 championship courses spanning the globe, The Player Design studio is considered the world’s most successful golf course architectural firms. Renowned for its ecological approach to design, the firm uses natural lakes, marshes and sand dunes to create a golfing environment with visual beauty and challenging tests of strategy. The results are premier golf courses and r

esorts that provide players with a unique style of risk versus reward, and a memorable experience. Countless publications have listed Player Design courses among the top ten places to play. THE PLAYER FOUNDATION

This non-profit organization founded in 1983 by Marc Player, works to supply educational opportunities and a better life for impoverished children around the world. What began as one man’s effort to provide education, nutrition, medical care and athletic activities for a small community of children living on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa now stretches around the globe. With over $69 million dollars already donated to children’s charities, the Foundation receives most of its funding through the Player Invitational charity tournaments held four times a year. These Invitationals will take place in Europe, China, USA, and South Africa, each time pairing celebrities and professional golfers with businessmen and international sports figures. PLAYER REAL ESTATE

Designed to enhance luxury resorts and master planned communities while creating a true golfing experience, Player Real Estate is a full service firm that partners with the developer from project conception and planning through design, construction and marketing. Drawing on the expertise and heritage of Marc Player, a native born South African, PLAYER REAL ESTATE utilize a unique eco-friendly architectural approach with spacious vistas, neutral accents and natural local surroundings ensuring a sense of purpose either on the sun-drenched beaches of Palm Beach or the wooded hills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. THE PLAYER ACADEMY of GOLF

The unique holistic application of mind, body and soul or our patented Three Dimensional approach to the game. Now we share this simple philosophy and approach through golf academies located at select performance centers. By combining the mental, physical and skill aspects of the game, players can strengthen their swing, learn to apply course strategy and improve the score of their game

Actions above words…
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Actions above words…

Two things define you…
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Two things define you…

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We are grateful to live & work in this place
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We are grateful to live & work in this place

Do you know the full story behind this situation with Gary Player during The Open Championship?
10/10/2022

Do you know the full story behind this situation with Gary Player during The Open Championship?

Planning has begun on the 11th World Wilderness Congress
10/04/2022

Planning has begun on the 11th World Wilderness Congress

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RIP Queen Elizabeth
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RIP Queen Elizabeth

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Coming soon…
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Coming soon…

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Player, Snead, Devlin & Palmer
06/22/2022

Player, Snead, Devlin & Palmer

The Big Three
05/20/2022

The Big Three

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Planning has now begun on the next global environmental summit honoring the late Dr. Ian Player
05/11/2022

Planning has now begun on the next global environmental summit honoring the late Dr. Ian Player

04/26/2022

The Masters
04/09/2022

The Masters

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We are excited to shortly launch the new ianplayer.com and Ian Player Foundation to build on his lifelong dedication to ...
03/27/2022

We are excited to shortly launch the new ianplayer.com and Ian Player Foundation to build on his lifelong dedication to the wild, conservation & the environment

Player Real Estate - “Infused with Africa”
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Player Real Estate - “Infused with Africa”

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GARY PLAYER DESIGN With more than 400 golf courses spanning the globe, Gary Player Design is often considered the world’s most successful golf course architectural firm. Renowned for its ecological approach to course design, the firm uses natural lakes, marshes and sand dunes to create a golfing environment with visual beauty and challenging tests of strategy. The results are premier golf courses and resorts that provide players with a unique style of luxury, risk versus reward play, and a memorable experience. Countless publications have listed the Gary Player Design courses among the top ten places to play. Gary Player Design was named Golf Course Designer of the year at the 2018 World Golf Awards. THE PLAYER FOUNDATION This non-profit organization founded in 1983 works to supply educational opportunities and a better life for impoverished children around the world. What began as one man’s effort to provide education, nutrition, medical care and athletic activities for a small community of children living on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa now stretches around the globe. With more than $64 million donated to children’s charities, the Foundation receives most of its funding through the Gary Player Invitational charity tournaments. The Invitationals take place in the United Kingdom, China, the USA, Abu Dhabi, Japan and South Africa, each time pairing celebrities and professional golfers with businessmen and international sports figures. PLAYER REAL ESTATE Designed to enhance luxury resorts and master planned communities while creating a true golfing experience, Player Real Estate is a full service firm that partners with the developer from project conception and planning through design, construction and marketing. Drawing on the expertise and heritage of Gary Player, a native born South African, PLAYER REAL ESTATE utilize a unique eco-friendly architectural approach with spacious vistas, colorful accents and natural local surroundings ensuring a sense of purpose either on the sun-drenched beaches of Palm Beach or the wooded hills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. BLACK KNIGHT ENTERPRISES With a focus on luxury goods, apparel, publishing and event management, Black Knight offers a high level of partner visibility through PLAYER Magazine, plus selects opportunities for brand synergies and global awareness through the Ambassadorship of Gary Player. Long acknowledged for both his golfing achievements and humanitarian endeavors, Player offers a mark of distinction that is unrivaled. Current Partnerships include: Rolex, Berenberg, The Coco-Cola Company, SAP and others. GARY PLAYER ACADEMIES The holistic application of mind, body and soul made Gary Player one of the century’s greatest golfers, and now he shares this unique approach through learning academies located at World of Golf performance centers. By combining the mental, physical and skill aspects of the game, players can strengthen their swing, learn to apply course strategy and improve the score of their game For additional information on Black Knight International, or any of its holdings, please visit www.garyplayer.com

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