It was 50 years ago when the South African became the first non-US winner of the storied tournament, grabbing the top prize when a then-dominant Arnold Palmer let slip a two-shot lead with one hole to play.
He was to win again in 1974 and in 1978 and remained the only "international" winner of the Masters until Spain's Severiano Ballesteros triumphed in 1980 to herald two decades of European domination.
But it was Player's trio of wins that proved "an outsider" could win at what has become the quintessential US golf tournament.
"The memories are still lasting, everlasting; to be the first international player of this great event in this great country meant an awful lot to me, particularly being a young man and having aspirations of trying to win a Grand Slam. That was my dream," Player, now a sprightly 75, said.
