A dispute between Hall of Fame golfer Gary Player and his son has resulted in a deal in which the player will receive $ 5 million along with the rights to his name and image from a company run by one of his sons , according to court documents filed in Florida.

Gary Player Settles Dispute With Son, Receives $ 5 Million

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In an article published by the Associated Press, Player, 84, and the Gary Player Group, headed by his son Marc, reached an agreement last month while the dispute was in arbitration.

Marc is one of Gary's six children.

Court documents obtained by the AP do not describe details of the litigation, and Gary Player's attorney, Stuart Singer, declined to disclose more information about the litigation between Gary Player and his son, in a statement. He simply said there was a "contract dispute" and the $ 5 million was for royalties owed to the golfer.

The Gary Player Group attorney did not respond to an email requesting comment.

The player is the only non-American to have won all four major golf championships. He has won three British Opens, three Masters, two PGAs and a US Open and has 24 PGA Tour titles in total. He has won 22 Senior Tour victories, including two US Senior Opens and four other major senior tournaments. He also has a British Senior Open title.

Gary Player has been designing golf courses for many years, whose masterpiece according to Fancourt s The Links, in the world top 10 it is also ranked N ° 1 in South Africa by Golf Digest. This huge player turned businessman also sells golf equipment, sportswear and wine under the label "The Black Knight", his nickname.

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