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
That should be classified as one of the major championships,
I don't know why they would be nervous around me, ... They way they hit the ball, I got intimidated. They hit it so far it was unreal. It was fun. They're good young players. They knocked the dirt out of that thing.
Occasionally, I'll wake up and forget where I am, ... But when you get to my age, you forget a lot of things.
Peter and I have been good friends for a long time and we've played a lot of golf together, in competition and otherwise. It's a relationship that has been ongoing for many, many years and once again, to have the opportunity to play as we will, it's going to be fun. I just hope I can keep him from being embarrassed by my poor golf.
I was surprised. I asked the chairman, who's a friend of mine, 'What are you going to do about the people? Those fans are what make Augusta great.' 'Well, we can't make everybody happy.' That's what he said. Well, that affects me, and my thoughts about it.
Sex, ... Golf excites me. My life. My wife. All the things that I do. Every day, I'm endeavoring on something different, something new. It's fun. It's challenging.
I look forward to playing, and I enjoy the guys, ... But I'm not happy about the scores I'm shooting. I feel like I'm not devoting enough of my time to making my game better. I'm just like all the people out in the gallery watching this tournament. I never quite think that I won't be able to improve. I always feel like tomorrow I will find that secret to get me back to where I was 30 or 40 years ago.
I felt pretty good about it, and of course it was the kicking off point for the rest of my career.
I can't disagree with some of the conversations I have heard about taking a lot of the players out of the scenario for winning Augusta. It looks to me, and like right now, you have cut the field back for potential of winning at Augusta for that reason.
It's been a very exciting hole when you think of all the exciting things that have happened. It's always been a focal point.
It's become easier and easier every year since then.
I've always been a big thinker that the more international competition that we create through sports the better relationships we'll have with countries.
My father started on this golf course at Latrobe when he was sixteen years old. He was digging ditches when they were building the golf course.
I enjoy the press. I understand their business.