Gary Player, 90, takes on Bryson DeChambeau in White House pushup contest
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LIV Golf star Bryson DeChambeau would most likely beat most 90-year-olds handily in a pushup contest, however not Gary Player.
Player, 90, took on DeChambeau in a pushup contest on the White House garden as President Trump watched Tuesday.
The nine-time main champion bought down and went pushup for pushup with the 32-year-old.
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Honorary starter Gary Player reacts after teeing off on the primary gap in the course of the first spherical of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., April 9, 2026. (Katie Goodale/Imagn Images)
Player and DeChambeau have been on the White House Tuesday as Trump signed a presidential memorandum that restored the Presidential Fitness Test Award, which revives a aggressive school-based health program that was phased out in the course of the Obama administration.
The transfer echoed the Trump administration’s broader “Make America Healthy Again” push.
Player regarded wholesome throughout The Masterswhen he piped his ceremonial tee shot proper down the center of the green final month. Player had a message whereas talking on the Oval Office on Tuesday.
“I say to the young people, ‘Just love this country because you don’t realize what’s going on around the world,'” Player stated.
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Golfers Bryson DeChambeau and Gary Player converse with President Donald Trump as kids observe on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, May 5, 2026. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)
“There is a silent war taking place against America today, and what we’ve got to do is make these kids realize that freedom, exercise and education start with reading some books.
“What you place in your physique is so necessary. What a beautiful job [Trump] you’ve got donated. And to all of your Cabinet members, I say thanks for sustaining this nice phrase — this cherished phrase: freedom.”
Player stated his physique is that of a 60-year-old.
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President Donald Trump gives children putting lessons on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, May 5, 2026, as golfers Bryson DeChambeau and Gary Player watch. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)
“I do not consider 90,” Player told The Palm Beach Post last year. “I’m 90! But actually, my physique is a person of, I’d say, 60.”
Player said he hopes to live until he is 100 years sold and stays active by playing or working out as many days as possible.
After his impressive showing against DeChambeau in a pushup contest, Player looked like someone who has spent a lot of his days working out.
Fox News’ Ashley J. DiMella contributed to this report.
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