Friday, October 29, 2021

Past TTM Success--Arnold Palmer--PGA

Arnold signed our 1990 PGA Tour Pro Set - [Base] #80
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Palmer while in the U.S. Coast Guard in April 1953
Personal information
Full nameArnold Daniel Palmer
NicknameThe King
BornSeptember 10, 1929
Latrobe, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedSeptember 25, 2016 (aged 87)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Sporting nationality United States
Spouse
Winifred Walzer
(m. 1954; died 1999)

Kathleen Gawthrop
 
(m. 2005)
Children2 daughters
Career
CollegeWake Forest College
Turned professional1954
Retired2006
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Senior PGA Tour
Professional wins95
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour62 (5th all time)
European Tour2
PGA Tour of Australasia2
PGA Tour Champions10
Other21
Best results in major championships
(wins: 7)
Masters TournamentWon1958196019621964
PGA ChampionshipT2: 196419681970
U.S. OpenWon1960
The Open ChampionshipWon19611962
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame1974 (member page)
PGA Tour
leading money winner
1958, 1960, 1962, 1963
PGA Player of the Year1960, 1962
Vardon Trophy1961, 1962, 1964, 1967
Sports Illustrated
Sportsman of the Year
1960
Bob Jones Award1971
Old Tom Morris Award1983
PGA Tour Lifetime
Achievement Award
1998
Payne Stewart Award2000
Presidential Medal
of Freedom
2004
Congressional Gold Medal2009

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