Gary Player, three-time Masters champion, finding it difficult to get tee time at Augusta

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Nine-time major winner Gary Player shocked the golf world last week when he ranked the Masters last out of the four major golf tournaments, despite his own success at Augusta National. 

Not long after, Player added to his comments, shedding some light on his rankings and it includes a problem no one would expect a 24-time PGA Tour winner to have at any golf course. 

Gary Player waves to the crowd before the PNC Championship at Ritz-Carlton Golf Club on Dec. 16, 2022, in Orlando, Florida. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

"After all I’ve contributed to the tournament and been an ambassador for them, I can’t go and have a practice round there with my three grandchildren without having to beg a member to play with us, and there’s always some excuse. It’s terribly, terribly sad," Player told The UK Times on Thursday. 

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"I’ve played my role: I’ve won it three times. I was in the top ten 15 times. I made the most number of cuts in a row ever, yet here we are struggling to get a round."

Player, who is only one of eight golfers to ever win the Masters three times or more, apparently can’t get a tee time.

"That’s [one of the reasons] why I rate the Open No 1. If it wasn’t for the players, [Augusta] would just be another golf course in Georgia."

Will Zalatoris walks over the Hogan Bridge during the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on April 11, 2021.  (Photo by Augusta National via Getty Images)

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Player’s criticism followed comments he made to the Daily Mail, where he said The Open was his favorite major, while the