Harlequin Hotels & Resorts are delighted to have teamed with golfing legend Gary Player to create The Marquis Estate in St Lucia, the first resort in the world to include a Gary Player –designed hotel, residential villas and an 18 hole Gary Player Signature golf course.

Gary Player is one of only five players in history to win all four major golf championships, a career grand slam. His 18 major championship victories and 164 worldwide victories during his 50 year career have ensured the name Gary Player is synonymous with integrity, honour and character in both golf and business. Gary Player, famous around the globe as the Black Knight, Mr Fitness and the International Ambassador of Golf, is also a renowned golf course designer with over 300 design projects throughout the world. Gary Player Design is the company responsible for managing his golf course design projects, while PLAYER Real Estate works with developers like Harlequin to establish, differentiate and bring worldwide visibility to The Marquis Estate and other new and existing real estate developments.

Life is a competition for Gary Player, achieving the kind of worldwide acclaim reserved for only a handful of sporting greats. You would be convinced that this 5ft 7in South African titan is out to win any tournament he plays in, even at the age of 73. “I’m so fit”, Gary Player said at the Allianz Championship in Florida last year, “I don’t feel like stopping”.

Gary Player’s interests outside of golf include breeding thoroughbred racehorses, a passion for life and good health, and he loves Cirque du Soleil.