Arnold
Palmer
Arnold
Palmer
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Born:
September 10, 1929 Latrobe, Pennsylvania.
Tour Victories:
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PGA Tour: 62
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Senior PGA Tour: 10
Major Championships:
Professional: 7
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Masters: 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964
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U.S. Open: 1960
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British Open: 1961, 1962
Arnold
Palmer was one of the most charismatic and popular golfers
to grace the game. His impact in the early days of golf on
television dramatically raised the profile of the sport, and
with it, the money and opportunities available to pro
golfers.
Palmer was the son of
a greenskeeper, and his father started him early in the game. As a
teen, Palmer won five West Penn Amateur Championships. He played
collegiately at Wake Forest, but gave up the game for several years
when he joined the Coast Guard.
He returned to golf
in the early 1950s, and eventually won the 1954 U.S. Amateur. He
turned pro five months later.
Palmer led the PGA
Tour in wins with 4 in 1957, then exploded in 1958 with his first
major, the Masters. Palmer's swashbuckling, go-for-broke style,
combined with an aggressive, unorthodox swing, plus movie-star looks
and charisma, immediately made him a star.
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