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Gary says he'll play one more to break Arnie's record, and it's his right to do that, but I wish he would think twice about it. IMO, if he passed next year, and shared the record with AP, it would speak volumes for him as part of the lore of the game, and show tremendous respect for both Augusta and Arnold. Just my opinion, but I think Gary has little to gain with this record, and it will turn a lot of hard core fans off.

He is Gary Player, I doubt anyone will hold it against him if he wants to outdo Arnie. I mean it is not like some no name who lucked out and won one Masters by a fluke was trying to do it. Gary paid his dues, has most likely the most fired up positive attitude in the golf world. If he wants to play one more just to do it more times than Arnie, I say go for it. If Arnie fans don't like it, Arnie can come back and tee off the first two days just like anyone else.

I saw an interview with him and he said he wanted to have the record because he is writing an exercise book and wants to be able to say that he has the most longevity in the sport and wants to back it up with records............ain't nothing wrong with that......he is an embassador.

If he wants it he can have it, IMO. It seems appropriate that he ends up with this endurance/longevity record. + Arnie doesn't need any 'charity' of that kind.

Got it right there. Arnie doesn't need the charity.

50 consecutive starts is a great accomplishment in itself whether it's a record or not.

Gary Player is every bit as much the King of Golf as Arnold Palmer.

He has every right to play as long as he wishes.

I agree. How many times have you heard European, U.K. or Aussie golfers speak of him in reverential tones? Long before Tim Finchem or Greg Norman conceived of a world tour, he playing his own one man WT. He was the first truly great international player of the modern era.

I know on a personal level, the record is important to him. He has the record for most starts in the Open Championship, and he wants this record as well.

Arnold will still hold the record for most consecutive start (Gary didn't play in the 1973 Masters).

As long as he feels physically able and competitive, he should keep playing. While he hasn't made the cut since 2001, he still posted better scores than Seve Ballesteros and Larry Mize, and was only a few strokes worse than Chris DiMarco and Sergio Garcia.

Arnie and Jack quit when they felt they were no longer competitive. Gary has always had that banty rooster, never say never mentality. I wish some of the younger players had that spirit.

One thing about Gary players, until they put him in the ground or something bad happens to him he will always be physically able. I wish I was in as good condition as he is and he is over twice my age.