"... As would do more than 30 years later, Palmer, a son of a golf pro at his hometown , almost single-handedly stimulated TV coverage of golf, widening the games popularity among a ."
Arnold Daniel Palmer was an American professional golfer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most charismatic players in the sport's history. Since embarking on a professional career in 1955, he won numerous events on both the PGA Tour and the circuit now known as PGA Tour Champions. Nicknamed "the King", Palmer was one of golf's most popular stars and seen as a trailblazer, the firs
"Maybe youll fail most of the time, but until youve dared to try and have brought off an impossible shot from the or from the , or have salvaged a hole by laying a monster of a shot stiff against the pin, you will have missed golfs greatest playing thrill."
Arnold Palmer"Ive always believed the is one of the greatest championships in the world. As a kid I read about and and other Americans who had won the British Open (or Open Championship, as they call it in Britain), and I remember the heros welcome received after returning home with the in 1953."
Arnold Palmer"Ive made 20 aces in my lifetime, which doesnt sound like very many when you consider Ive played golf since I was four years old, but the odds of making a hole-in-one are around 2,500-to-1 for a professional (and 25,000-to-1 for an amateur)."
Arnold Palmer