Wayne Gretzky golfs barefoot with daughter Paulina Gretzky — and Travis Kelce — for Father's Day: 'Gretzky with the no shoes policy'
The NHL legend shares five children with wife Janet Gretzky, and they've each chosen their own paths.
How does "The Great One" celebrate Father’s Day? By spending the day on the links with his family — and Travis Kelce, of course.
On Sunday, Paulina Gretzky took to Instagram to pay tribute to her father, Wayne Gretzky, and husband Dustin Johnson on Instagram.
The 35-year-old model and mother-of-two shared candid photos of her family enjoying a round of golf at the Troubadour Golf and Field Club in Nashville.
“Happy Father’s Day,” Paulina captioned the post that featured a photo of herself and the 63-year-old hockey star relaxing barefoot in the grass.
In separate photos, Paulina posed with her pro-golfer husband in a golf cart before joining Wayne, Johnson and Kielce for a group photo on the green of the luxury golf course. In the final photo, the athletes are all smiles as they take a break from golf to snap a photo as a trio.
The post earned praise from followers who were fans of Wayne's laidback style.
“Wayne barefoot is elite,” one follower wrote.
“Number 99 can barefoot it all day,” another said. “GOAT! Happy Father’s Day, Bud.”
“Gretzky with the no shoes policy. Gotta love it,” a fan added.
“If ‘The Great One’ goes golfing barefoot, I’m going golfing barefoot,” someone joked.
Although Paulina was the only Gretzky child to post her Father's Day message to her Instagram grid — the family is supportive of one another's pursuits. So, who exactly are Wayne's five kids? Are the rest of the Gretzky family also doing big things? Here's what we know about all of Wayne's five children.
Paulina Gretzky, 35
The eldest out of the five kids, Paulina Mary Jean Gretzky was born on Dec. 19, 1988. Like her mother, Paulina took up acting, where she starred in films like like Fame (2009), Grown Ups 2 (2013) and Guns, Girls and Gambling (2012).
But on top of a film career, she's spent time modelling and growing a large social media following, where she boasts more than one million followers on Instagram. Singing and song-writing, however, was always one of her biggest passions.
In a 2012 interview with Complex, she shared she studied opera at Michigan's Interlochen Center for the Arts. Paulina also added the music she had been working on at the time was "very pop mainstream," a shift from her original goal of emulating singers like Avril Lavigne and Gwen Stefani.
In 2009, Paulina met her now-husband, six-time World Golf Champion Dustin Johnson. The pair only began dating in 2013, and ended up getting engaged seven months later. On April 23, 2022, they tied the knot in Tennessee. The couple have two sons together: Tatum, who was born on Jan. 19, 2015, and River Jones, who was born on June 12, 2017.
Last year, Paulina spoke to KIND Magazine about how her parents influenced her relationship with Johnson: "The way he [Wayne] loves my mom and respects her is a huge part of everything and not just for me, but for all of us kids," Paulina told the Canadian lifestyle magazine. "It's the same way my dad is with Dustin and how he is with all his grandkids. Both of my parents set an amazing example and it comes down to paying attention and treating each other kindly."
Ty Gretzky, 33
The eldest Gretzky son, Ty, was born on July 9, 1990, and has since kept a relatively low profile compared to his siblings. But, like his dad, hockey became a large part of his life — and it was something the father-son duo bonded over.
"He was my hockey guy. He loves hockey," Wayne shared on a 2021 episode of "The Steam Room" podcast. "We do hockey camps all over North America. He is one of my best friends and I love it."
In 2014, they both founded The Gretzky Hockey School, which trains youth athletes using the "same foundation and habits implemented by Grandpa Walter teaching Wayne and the kids growing up," according to its website.
On Feb. 29, 2020, Ty married his wife, Sara Cusick, in a modern Gatsby-style wedding in Brooklyn. The following October, the couple welcomed their first child, daughter Sicily Marie.
Trevor Gretzky, 31
Wayne and Janet welcomed their second son, Trevor, on Sept. 14, 1992. Like his siblings, he took a liking to sports and eventually signed with the Chicago Cubs in 2011, playing for the baseball team's minor league as well as the Los Angeles Angels.
Back then, having a professional athlete as a dad certainly helped with his own career. In 2015, Trevor explained to the Associated Press that his father "knows a lot about baseball" and taught him "pretty much everything I know about the game."
In 2016, Trevor decided to opt out of the sports world in exchange for show business. Based in Los Angeles, the actor and producer has worked on films like "Mile 22," "Apex" and "American Siege."
Trevor confirmed his engagement to Ashley Malinchak in 2023. In April of that year, he shared a video on Instagram of his proposal, where he got down on one knee amongst both of their families. The couple welcomed their daughter, Phoenix, that same year.
Tristan Gretzky, 23
Wayne retired on April 18, 1999, and less than a year later on Aug. 2, 2000, he and Janet welcomed their third son, Tristan. While his siblings took up sports like hockey and baseball, Tristan opted to become a golfer, where he played on the Pepperdine University men's team while studying at the school. At the time, he said "my life goal is to be on the PGA Tour" and he was "looking forward to spending the next couple of years grinding" with the school's other players and coaches.
However, Tristan eventually transferred to New York University, where he said he picked the school because of the "unlimited opportunities in the city while being able to compete in the sport I love with an amazing golf coach leading the team."
Tristan also took up a bit of acting like his mother and older brother Trevor. He starred in the 2006 film "Two Tickets to Paradise," alongside "How I Met Your Mother" actress Ashley Williams and "General Hospital" actor Ryan Paevey.
Emma Gretzky, 21
The youngest of the Gretzky siblings, Emma, was born on March 28, 2003. She's currently a student at Southern Methodist University (SMU), where she's part of the school's tennis team.
In 2019, Wayne told the Ventura County Star his youngest daughter started the sport a bit late, picking it up at age 12 and a half. However, he noted that was fine since training to become an athlete is "a marathon, not a sprint."
"If you enjoy it, and work hard, and continue to progress, good things can happen," he added. "For us, as parents, our goal for Emma is to love it and keep working hard at it, because it's a huge commitment. Tennis is three, four, five hours a day of cardio. It's a little bit different and unique."
Emma regularly posts on Instagram, where she boasts more than 25,000 followers. She has also been in a relationship with SMU football player Stone Eby for more than a year. Like her family, she's also dabbled in acting, where she starred in the 2013 thriller "Palo Alto," featuring James Franco and Emma Roberts.
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