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LIV Golf star Bryson DeChambeau would probably beat most 90-year-olds in a push-up competition, but not Gary Player.
Player, 90, took on DeChambeau in a push-up contest on the White House lawn as President Trump watched Tuesday.
The nine-time major champion came down and went push-up for push-up 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 on April 9, 2026. (Katie Goodale/Imagn Images)
Player and DeChambeau were at the White House Tuesday when Trump signed a presidential memorandum restoring the Presidential Fitness Test Award, which revives a competitive school-based fitness program that was phased out in the Obama administration.
The move reflected the Trump administration’s broader “Make America Healthy Again” push.
The player certainly looked healthy at The Masters when he hit his ceremonial tee shot down the fairway last month. Player had a message for the youngsters while speaking in the Oval Office on Tuesday.
“I tell the young people, just love this country because you don’t realize what’s going on around the world,” Player said.
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Golfers Bryson DeChambeau and Gary Player speak with President Donald Trump as children watch on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, District of Columbia, on May 5, 2026. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)
“There is a silent war going on against America today, and what we have to do is get these kids to realize that freedom, exercise and education start with reading some books.
“What you put in your body is so important. What a wonderful job [Trump] have done. And to all your cabinet members, I say thank you for preserving this great word – this beloved word: freedom.”
Player, who is in great shape, said his body is that of a 60-year-old.
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President Donald Trump teaches children on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, District of Columbia, on 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! But really, my body is that of a man at, I’d say 60.”
Player said he hopes to live until he is 100 years old and stay active by playing or training as many days as possible.
With his impressive showing against DeChambeau in a push-up competition, Player looked like someone who has spent many of his days working out.
