Arnold Palmer
Arnold Palmer
Arnold Daniel Palmeris a retired American professional golfer, who is generally regarded as one of the greatest players in professional golf history. He has won numerous events on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour, dating back to 1955. Nicknamed "The King", he is one of golf's most popular stars and its most important trailblazer, because he was the first superstar of the sport's television age, which began in the 1950s...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionGolfer
Date of Birth10 September 1929
CityLatrobe, PA
CountryUnited States of America
I love the place, but now I'm not so sure. There are some things that are taking the realistic Augusta away. It's changed dramatically from the course I've known the last 50 years.
I'll tell you how optimistic I am: I've been married less than a year, and I'm building my wife a new house, ... She's putting in all these things to keep me going, and rocking chairs are one of them. But I'm not going to use them for a while.
I played two holes pretty well. I birdied three and 18 both days.
I like the new format because it's a good blend of the older and younger guys out here. We had a hard time getting into a rhythm, but we still had our chances at the end. It was disappointing in some ways, but I still had a good time.
If there's an event, and something would happen where I thought I could enhance an event and play some kind of reasonable golf, I might do it, ... But I do not have any plans and am not making any plans at this point.
There was an outhouse. Cliff Roberts built a john, which is still there.
I'm getting to the point where I'm going to just sort of fade away,
I guess that is one of the most humbling things that has happened to me, the fact the golfers of the world and just the fans have been so supportive, so responsive to what I do and what I am and where I'm going,
I'm looking forward to the dinner, that's why I'm here. I miss driving down Magnolia Lane and not having my clubs ready to play, but that's the way it is now.
A golfer has to have mixed feelings about shooting his or her age. It's an exciting day when and if it happens, but it also means that you have to be up in years.
I loved the quaintness of Orlando in those days. It was an old farm town, a great place, but not really on the map.
When I was in college, I thought about becoming an attorney. But I wasn't smart enough; I hate being cooped up indoors; and I'm too nice a guy.