Arnold Palmer

Arnold Daniel Palmer ( born September 10, 1929 in Latrobe, Pennsylvania) is an American professional golfer. He belongs with Bobby Jones, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods of the most famous professional players in golf. No doubt Palmer is but the most popular golfer, he was the first star of the television era of the sport, which began in the 1950s. In addition, Palmer is also known as a golf course designer.

Career

The father of Arnold Palmer, Deacon Palmer (1905-1976), was from 1926 until his death in 1976, Grounds Superintendent at Latrobe Country Club in Pittsburgh. Deacon Palmer was from 1931 golf pro. Arnold Palmer indicates that he - if at all in the family - playing rather learned from his mother that his father was too busy with the golf course have been.

Throughout his impressive career, Arnold Palmer won seven majors (4 Masters, 2 Open Championships and the U.S. Open once ). His best years on the PGA Tour were 1960-1963, when he recorded 29 tournament victories in four seasons. At the time, recruited a huge following, known as Arnie 's Army, which even decades later accompanied him from tournament to tournament. In 1967 he was the first professional golfer who crossed the 1- million - dollar mark in prize money. Towards the end of the 1960s, Palmer was then surpassed sustained by his much younger rivals duration of Jack Nicklaus, but he still won at least one tournament every year and 1972 even four.

When Palmer then for the Senior PGA Tour, today's Champions Tour, was eligible to play, he could make a significant contribution with his appearance to the success of this tournament series. He won ten events there, of which five senior majors.

2004 Arnold Palmer appeared for the last time at the Masters in Augusta, Georgia, to, after 50 starts in a row. When he then in 2005 at the U.S. Senior Open by 21 strokes missed the cut, he announced his resignation at senior majors. In October 2006, he retired from professional tournament final back operation.

Most important awards

PGA Tour victories

Major championships are shown in bold.

Other tournament victories

Senior PGA Tour victories

Senior majors are shown in bold.

Other Senior Tournament Win

Private life

Palmer's grandson, Sam Saunders, is also a professional golfer and won at the age of 15 years, the Club Championship at Bay Hill. Saunders was in an interview known the family nickname of Palmer Dumpy is.

Palmer is an avid pilot for 50 years. His last flight he graduated from the end of January 2011 in his Cessna Citation X. In his honor, the regional airport in his hometown of Latrobe (Pennsylvania) was named after him.

Arnold Palmer is an active member of the Federation of the Freemasons ( Loyalhanna Lodge No.. 275, Latrobe ). He also is involved in the Shrinern for the free medical care for children.

Palmer was married to Winnie Palmer for 45 years. She died on 20 November 1999 on the basis of ovarian cancer. In 2005 he married in a small private Zeromonie his longtime girlfriend Katherine Gawthrop.

He appeared along with Tiger Woods on the cover of the video game Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14.

Palmer lives near his golf course, Arnold Palmer 's Bay Hill Country Club and Lodge, in Orlando ( Florida).

Trivia

In the U.S., a popular mixed drink of lemonade and iced tea Arnold Palmer is known.