Gary Player Sells Horse Stud Farm in Test for Trophy Homes
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Golfing legend Gary Player is testing South Africa’s prime property market by selling the farm where he spent more than half his life nurturing his other passion of breeding racehorses.
The 81-year-old is asking 50 million rand ($3.7 million) for the 1,431-hectare (3,540-acre) ranch in the Karoo, a semi-desert landscape almost midway between Johannesburg and Cape Town. Player plans to wind down after a career spanning five decades, 165 tournament victories, including nine Major Championships, and the registered trademark as the world’s most traveled athlete.