South African-born batsman and occasional spin bowler, now retired.
He had an English mother so qualified to play cricket for England, which he did with flamboyant style between July 2005 and January 2014, playing 104 Test matches and scoring 8,181 runs.
He was highly popular for his ferocious hitting and he became the fastest batsman to reach both 1,000 and 2,000 runs in One Day Internationals and the fastest to reach 4,000, 5,000 and 7,000 Test runs.
He is a member of Wentworth in the UK and Leopard Creek in South Africa.
This is his fifth Alfred Dunhill Links.
He is a passionate environmentalist and works to save rhinos from extinction by raising funds to support anti-poaching efforts.
