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Arnold Palmer

Arnold Palmer is many things to many people. His popularity and success grew with the tremendous golf boom in the latter half of the 20th Century to heights few ever anticipated and they have been recognized in countless ways over the years. Certainly each contributed to the other, a fact given recognition when he was named "Athlete of the Decade" for the 1960s. Before, during and after that great decade, the famous golfer amassed 92 championships in professional competition of national or international stature, sixty-two of which came on the U.S. PGA Tour. Seven of his victories came in what the golfing world considers the four major professional championships. He won the Masters Tournament four times, the U.S. Open in 1960 and the British Open in 1961 and 1962. He finished second in the PGA three times. His hottest period was a four-year stretch from 1960 to 1963 when he landed 29 of his titles and collected almost $400,000. He was the leading money-winner in three of those years and twice represented the U.S. in the prestigious Ryder Cup Match during that time, serving in 1963 as the victorious captain. It was also during this period that his rapidly-growing business interests got their start, through the impetus of Palmer himself. Arnold is president of Arnold Palmer... Next

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