Four decades in the business of golf.
The Player Group designs golf courses as Player Design, stages charitable tournaments as Player Events, and funds children's education through The PLAYER Foundation. Three arms, run as one group.
How it was built
- Early 1980s — design beginsThe practice starts building a portfolio that now runs to more than 400+ projects in 41 countries on 5 continents.
- 1983 — the FoundationMarc Player establishes The PLAYER Foundation to support farm children in his native South Africa. It has since raised more than $75M+ for underprivileged children worldwide.
- Four decades of eventsThe group has owned, managed and operated charitable tournaments across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the United States, from the Nelson Mandela Invitational onwards.
- TodayDesign, Events and the Foundation operate together, with the events funding the Foundation's programmes.
Design, events, philanthropy
Player Design takes a proactive role from conceptualization through planning, construction, marketing and opening — 52 of those courses have won recognition from Golf Digest, Golf Magazine, Golfweek, the World Golf Awards and Audubon International.
Player Events owns and operates its tournaments end to end, raising funds through participation fees, auctions, donations and grants. Proceeds go to The PLAYER Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3).
Work with us
Whether you are planning a course, staging an event or looking to partner with the Foundation, we would like to hear from you.