Gary Player at the Masters: "The closest to Ben Hogan's swing is Trevor Immelman"

In 2008, it seems Gary Player is on his best behavior following a controversial run which saw him tell the press that he knew of golfers that used steroids, while taking heat for his involvement with a golf course in Myanmar.

At the Masters, however, Player played it safer, even though his South African bias may have added some hyperbole:

“His swing is absolutely the closest that I have seen to Ben Hogan, and I’ve always thought that Ben Hogan was the best striker of the ball from tee to green that I ever saw, from tee to green. And I think the closest to Ben Hogan’s swing is Trevor Immelman. Marvelous.”

High praise indeed.

–WKW