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LIV Golf star Bryson DeChambeau would probably easily beat most 90-year-olds in a push-up contest, but not Gary Player.
The 90-year-old faced DeChambeau in a push-up contest on the White House lawn as President Trump looked on Tuesday.
The nine-time major champion came down and did push-ups after push-ups with the 32-year-old.
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Honorary starter Gary Player reacts after teeing off on the first hole during the first round of the Masters tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, April 9, 2026. (Katie Goodale/Imagn Images)
Player and DeChambeau were at the White House Tuesday as Trump signed a presidential memorandum that reinstated the Presidential Fitness Test Award, which revives a competitive school fitness program that was phased out during the Obama administration.
The move echoes the Trump administration’s broader “Make America Healthy Again” campaign.
The player certainly looked healthy during the Masters, when he hit his ceremonial tee shot right down the middle of the fairway last month. Player had a message for young people during a speech in the Oval Office on Tuesday.
“I tell young people to love this country because they don’t realize what’s going on in the world,” Player said.
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Golfers Bryson DeChambeau and Gary Player talk with President Donald Trump as children watch on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, District of Columbia, May 5, 2026. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)
“There is a silent war against America today, and what we must do is make these children understand that freedom, exercise and education start with reading a few books.
“What you put into your body is so important. What a wonderful job [Trump] did. And to all the members of your Cabinet, I say thank you for maintaining this great word – this dear word: freedom. »
The player, who is in great shape, said his body is that of a 60-year-old man.
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President Donald Trump gives putting lessons to children on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, District of Columbia, May 5, 2026, as golfers Bryson DeChambeau and Gary Player look on. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)
“I don’t think about 90,” Player told the Palm Beach Post last year. “I’m 90 years old! But in reality, my body is that of a man, I would say 60 years old.”
The player said he hopes to live to be 100 and stay active by playing or training as many days as possible.
With his impressive performance against DeChambeau in a push-up contest, Player looked like someone who had spent much of his days training.
