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Player, Booth pose nude for ESPN the Magazine

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Once a year, ESPN the Magazine releases its “Body Issue” and the golfing world has been well represented by the likes of Camilo Villegas and Suzanne Petersen. This year, ESPN went with the ultimate ambassador for healthy living in golf, 77-year-old Gary Player.

“Very few people do what I’m doing at my age,” Player told the magazine. “I want to show the world how fit you can be at this age and not just accept being old. I still work on my ranch, I represent a lot of companies, I do golf course design, I’m traveling seven months a year. You’ve got to keep moving. If you sit and watch TV on your backside all day, you’re going to die.”

Photo from ESPN the Magazine

Photos from ESPN the Magazine.

As a huge fan of the Black Knight, I have become more of a fan of the life he leads than his golf. His workout regimens are legendary as seen in this video link below.

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Beyond the work ethic, he has an outlook on life and health that I think any person roaming this planet could look up to. In the video link below, we find Player graciously stopping to discuss the state of health in the U.S. and his passion for making things better.

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ESPN also honored Scottish Ladies European Tour golfer Carly Booth, who notched wins at the tour’s Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open and Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open in 2012.

The 21-year-old has struggled on the Ladies European Tour in 2013, missing the cut in six of her first nine events, but her fifth-place finish on the tour’s Order of Merit in 2012 proves she has game, and the photos below will have U.S. golf fans begging for her to tee it up in the U.S.

Photo from ESPN the Magazine

Photo from ESPN the Magazine.

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Photo from ESPN the Magazine.

19 Comments

19 Comments

  1. stephenf

    Jul 14, 2013 at 2:46 am

    Good for him. He’s earned it, and he has a right to be proud. Some of you among the more ignorant ought to get a clue about the positive influence this guy has been on the game for over half a century, not to mention the fact that at one time he was one of the three best players on the planet.

  2. cg

    Jul 10, 2013 at 8:59 pm

    I see I would like to see her finish from the back and front…side views are so lame..

  3. Paul

    Jul 10, 2013 at 7:42 pm

    It’s all good for the game…!

  4. Rick

    Jul 10, 2013 at 4:48 pm

    Gary will do ANYTHING to keep his 15 minutes going, come on.

    • cg

      Jul 10, 2013 at 8:58 pm

      and gary will say “You will never see Jack or Arnold or Hogan pose naked like I did..and I have done it over 1,000,000 times in 5,000 countries!!!
      all while living on one raisin and a piece of grass.

    • TK

      Jul 10, 2013 at 9:35 pm

      Takes much more than 15 minutes to be 77 and be in such incredible shape, not to mention one of the top 5 golfers of his generation! Pretty sure he’s earned that 15+++

    • stephenf

      Jul 14, 2013 at 2:44 am

      Amazing ignorance. Gary Player’s “15 minutes” has lasted more than half a century. How long did yours last?

  5. Mike

    Jul 10, 2013 at 2:50 pm

    player is a joke and nothing but!

    • stephenf

      Jul 14, 2013 at 2:43 am

      You’re a joke, joke. Not in a million years could you ever be as good as he has been or do as much as he has done for the game.

  6. lance

    Jul 10, 2013 at 12:26 pm

    Gary is a great role model, cuz he doesn’t let his age or anything else for that matter slow him down

    And also the passion he has for eating healthy,working out and just being a very healthy person!! And he is a great
    Ambasitor for this great game of golf!!

    By the way. What is his age?

  7. tw

    Jul 10, 2013 at 12:05 pm

    wish i was at chelsea piers when they were doing that shoot…

  8. Rick Mangles

    Jul 10, 2013 at 10:33 am

    Ok, Gary Player rules!

    Pardon the pun, but that takes balls.

    He loves himself….and i love him for that! ha ha ha ha!

  9. Susan Forbes

    Jul 10, 2013 at 10:26 am

    Interesting that the two photos of Gary Player show him in an athletic posture while only one of Carly Booth’s does. Seems like framing female athletes a particular way continues.

    • Shark

      Jul 10, 2013 at 11:27 am

      Your too funny?
      They didn’t put carly in an athletic pose like Gary?

      Ok… So she holds a giant golf ball above her head like he does…. And it would expose her breasts…
      Duh!
      I am European minded & wouldn’t care should female athletes go top & bottomless…
      But since its mainstream USA mag…. Dude… Females cannot do all the poses the men can.

    • Colin

      Jul 10, 2013 at 12:46 pm

      You don’t get out much do you?

    • jim herblet

      Jul 11, 2013 at 8:32 am

      give me a BREAK Susan!!

  10. Chris

    Jul 10, 2013 at 10:15 am

    Yikes!

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In addition to WITB galleries, we’ve already been treated to an in-hand look at Tommy Fleetwood’s new TaylorMade Spider putters.

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Tour Tech Rundown: Heroic Henley

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Around the world, the golf wheel spun this final week in May of 2026. From New Jersey to Austria, with stops in Korea, Texas, and North Carolina (don’t let me route your next trip) the world’s finest put their golf games on display. There were three playoffs, some known commodities and some new talent. It was the sort of week that we hope to have at this point in the seasons. June and July afford double-digit major events, and perhaps, one of this week’s champions will use this success as a springboard to new heights. Time to run it all down, tech style, in this week’s Tour Tech Rundown.

Thanks to WITBHub, Today’s Golfer, GolfWRX, and Inside Tour Golf for initial research into equipment.

PGA Tour @ Charles Schwab Challenge: Heroic Henley denies Cole

Eric Cole did nearly everything that a fellow can do, to secure a first PGA Tour title. He stayed one shot clear of Ryder Cup player Ben Griffin. He kept US Open champion Gary Woodland and wunderkind Michael Brennan two shots distant. He posted 70 on day four to reach twelve under par. And then, Russell Henley revealed his Dr. Strange cloak. Henley made 47 feet of birdie putts on holes 16, 17, and 18, to jump from minus-nine to twelve-deep, and secured a spot in a playoff with Cole. The duo returned to the final tee, and put on a stripe show.

Both golfers found the fairway off the tee, and Henley improved on his regulation play with an approach to four feet. Cole did himself proud, tucking an iron to a dozen feet, but he was unable to convert the putt for three. Henley is one of the best putters on tour, and he proved it once more by draining a putt for a fourth consecutive birdie, and a sixth PGA Tour title. For Eric Cole, that first victory should come, and soon. He has done everything necessary to earn the chalice lift.

Henley’s Suitcase

  • Driver: Titleist TSi3 at 10 degrees. Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 70g 6.5 TX
  • Metal: Titleist TS3 at 16.5 degrees. Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 80 TX
  • Hybrid: Titleist TSi2 at 21 degrees. Shaft: Mitsubishi MMT hybrid 100 TX
  • Iron: Titleist T250 4-iron. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Golf AMT Tour White X100
  • Irons: Titleist T100 5-6 irons. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Golf AMT Tour White X100
  • Irons: Titleist T100 7-9 irons. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
  • Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 at 48 and 50 degrees. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Golf Tour Issue X100
  • Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 at 54 and 60 degrees. Shaft: rue Temper Dynamic Golf Tour Issue S400
  • Putter: Titleist Scotty Cameron T5 Tour Prototype

LPGA @ Shoprite LPGA: Welcome back, Celine!

Soo Bin Joo had her eyes on a maiden LPGA title. She held the lead after two rounds, then hit a red light at the intersection of can-I and how-To. Joo posted plus-two on day three in New Jersey, and dropped to a T4 finish, which was still a career-best for the young Korean golfer. Instead of a new face, a familiar face returned to the top of the podium.

Celine Boutier was the It Girl in 2023. She collected four victories, including a major title at Evian. Boutier reached world number one status, then simply faded into the background. No wins came her way over the next 30 months. On Sunday, she collected LPGA victory number seven, at the same trace as LPGA victory number two.

Day three saw Boutier manage the windswept Seaview Bay course with six birdies and a bogey. She was challenged in the end by Thailand’s Arpichaya Yubol, who signed for a 66 of her own. Yubol came up one shot shy of the top ladder rung. Finishing in third place at -7, two back of the winner, was Ireland’s Lauren Walsh.

Celine’s Suitcase

  • Driver: PXG 0311 Black Ops Tour-1 at 9 degrees. Shaft: Graphite Design AD IZ-5
  • Hybrid: PXG 0311 Black Ops at 19 and 22 degrees. Shaft: KBS Hybrid Prototype
  • Hybrid: PXG 0311 Gen5.
  • Iron: PXG 0311 P Gen 4 5-9 irons
  • Wedge: PXG 0311 T Gen 4 PW
  • Wedges: PXG 0311 Sugar Daddy II at 50, 54, 58 degrees
  • Putter: Bettinardi Studio Stock 3 DASS

DP World Tour @ Austrian Alpine: KK? KK!

Kota Kaneko has a rhythmic name. It has strong vowels and a run of voiceless stops in its crunchy K sounds. On Sunday in Austria, Kaneko put a stop to a challenge from Portugal’s Ricardo Gouveia and everyone else, and claimed a first-ever title on the DP World Tour. Gouveia did well to reach 16-under par over four days, but Kaneko held firm, two shots in the clear.

Davis Bryant of the USA also forged a strong challenge for the win. He ended in a tie with Gouveia for second place. Kaneko began and finished his final round in a bit of a malaise, but he caught fire midway through. Birdies at 10, 12, and 13 provided the necessary cushion to cruise to the finish line without breaking a serious sweat.

Kaneko’s Suitcase

  • Driver: Ping Max G440
  • Metals: TaylorMade Qi4D at 15, 16.5, 21, and 24 degrees
  • Irons: TaylorMade P760 5 and 6 irons
  • Irons: TaylorMade P7TW 7-9 irons
  • Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design at 46, 52, 56, and 60 degrees
  • Putter: Odyssey Ai-One Cruiser Arm Lock #7

Korn Ferry Tour @ UNC Health Championship: Improbably Alvaro

Alvaro Ortiz may have had a bit of scare on the outward nine on Sunday, but he came through in clutch fashion in the end. Ortiz began the day bogey-double, and added another double bogey at the 11th hole. He was mired in a downward trend, spiraling away from the top of the leader’s board. Ortiz found hope at the 14th, where his first birdie of the day tumbled home. Inspired, he closed with birdies and 17 and 18 to catch Ross Steelman at 10-under par, and the duo returned to the 18th deck for overtime.

The extra session concluded in brief time. Ortiz, buoyed by his newly-retrieved confidence, hit the fairway with driver, then approached to six feet and drained the putt. Gobsmacked, Steelman could do little more than smile and applaud, as his run at the top came to a close. The victory was the first for Ortiz on the KFT, and will implant him squarely in the chase for a PGA Tour promotion.

Alvaro’s Suitcase

  • Driver: Ping G430 MAX driver at 9 degrees loft
  • Metal: Ping G430 MAX 3W
  • Iron: Ping iDi Driving Iron
  • Irons: Ping Blueprint S irons
  • Wedges
  • Putter: Scottsdale TR Piper C

LIV @ Korea: Me llamo Joaquin

Chile’s Joaquin Niemann had been away from the LIV winner’s circle throughout all of 2026. This week in Korea, he reminded us that he is still a force to consider. Niemann chased down Taylor Gooch over the closing holes at Asiad Country Club, then claimed victory with a hole-one birdie in extra time. Bryson DeChambeau claimed solo third, one shot in arrears at minus-eleven. Dustin Johnson finished on fourth, one putt farther back.

Niemann’s Suitcase

  • Driver: Ping 440 LST
  • Metal: Ping G440 Max at 15 degrees
  • Metal: Ping G425 Max at 21 degrees
  • Hybrid: Ping G430 at 25 degrees
  • Irons: Ping Blueprint S 5 through PW
  • Wedges: Ping S159 at 52, 56, and 60 degrees
  • Putter: Ping PLD Anser

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Russell Henley’s winning WITB: 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge

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Driver: Titleist TSi3 (10 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 70 6.5 TX

3-wood: Titleist TS3 (16.5 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 80 TX

7-wood: Titleist GTS3 (21 degrees)
Shaft: Project X Denali Black 80 TX

Irons: Titleist T250 (4), Titleist T100 (5-9)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold AMT (4-6), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (7-9)

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 (48-10F @47, 50-08F @51, 54-10S @55, 60-04T)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (48), S400 (47)

Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom X5 Tour Prototype

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x

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