‘The Greatest Treasure’: Fans Left Touched as 87-Year-Old Gary Player Shares an Adorable Heartwarming Life Update

A golfer would have experienced many important moments on the greens. This would especially be the case for someone like Gary Player, who has nine majors among many other accolades to his name. However, this time around, the special moment for the legend came off the course.

The retired golfer took to his Instagram handle to share a significant update to his life, or more specifically, to those around him. The South African’s post went ahead to surprise many in the golf community, evoking nothing short of a frenzy of responses for the same!

Gary Player shares his special off-course moment

In a post shared on his social media, the ex-professional is seen sharing a special moment with none other than his granddaughter, Savannah. Player was visibly happy as he walked his little girl down the aisle. Yes, you heard that right. It was her wedding!

The series of snaps that were uploaded showcases the happy duo taking the walk with their family and the granddad-granddaughter pair hugging it out. The 24X PGA Tour winner shared the post with a long caption mentioning how “grateful” he is to “welcome Teddy as member to their ever-growing family”

Moreover, the retired athlete expressed his gratitude as he said, “I am very fortunate to have a family that surrounds me, supports me and cares for me.” Adding to his wishes, the 1978 Masters Tournament winner also advised the newlyweds to “love unconditionally, keep each other laughing,” and always “honor your mother and father.”

The heartwarming post evoked a series of responses from the sporting world as he shared the good news of the marriage with his followers. Well, even he wouldn’t have guessed the amount of reactions that would be commented on under the post!

Did Player wear his Masters jacket to the wedding?

The 87-year-old must have been over the world when he walked his granddaughter down the aisle for her wedding. And many of his followers came to share their happiness with him under the comments as they flooded the same with warm-hearted responses. Let us take a look at some of them.

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The first one to comment was none other than the handsome groom, Teddy Drinkwater, who expressed his love for his grandfather-in-law. It does make a huge difference when the family opens up their arms to welcome you into their life, as can be seen from his comment, “You are the best baba to our Savannah Leigh thank you for all your support and your warm welcome into the family.”

Well, following the groom’s response came the bride with her one. She was nothing short of happy and full of love for her “Baba” who gave her away to Teddy; “I love you so much Baba!”

Here comes a hilarious one amidst the touching comments. A fan did come and point out how the 3X Masters Tournament Champ could have made the occasion all the more special by donning the green attire as he commented, “Should have worn his Masters jacket.”

A follower did state the truth when he talked of how proud the granddaughter would have been about her granddad. Boasting a total of 159 professional wins including 24 PGA Tour victories and 9 majors, who wouldn’t be proud?! The fan commented, “And I am CERTAIN, that no granddaughter, could be any prouder of the gentleman who walked her down the aisle!”

There were a lot of wishes for the family as many people went ahead to comment and congratulate them on the special occasion. There were a lot of comments such as “Congratulations. Being together with family is the greatest treasure to experience,” and “Congratulations! All best for the new couple!”

Many did come to agree with the advice given by the golfer as the 87-year-old would have gone through a lot more experiences than the newlyweds would have. A fan did go ahead to comment, “Beautiful photo & sound advice Gary. Marcus.”

What did you think of the beautiful pictures? Share your thoughts below.

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