Arnold Palmer
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BIOGRAPHY

Arnold Palmer was the first golfer to win the Masters Tournament four times and the first to earn $1 million in tournament prize money. During his professional career (1954–75) he won 92 tournaments, 60 of which were on the Professional Golfers' Association of America tour. As a legendary figure in world golf from the late 1950s through the mid-1960s, he attracted a vast following known as "Arnie's Army." He was one of the great ambassadors of the game.

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Masters Tournament, invitational golf tournament held annually since 1934 from Thursday through Sunday during the first full week of April at the private Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. The tournament was conceived by American golfer Bobby Jones. It is considered one of the four…
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Publications (3)
Playing by the Rules
Playing by the Rules (2004)
By Arnold Palmer

Despite the fact that golf has fewer rules than such sports as rugby or cricket, it is a contest of honour, and all players respect the rules. This text helps make sense of it all with pictures of some of the more controversial rulings, giving the reader a visual recall of memorable moments.

Arnold Palmer: Memories, Stories, and Memorabilia from a Life on and Off the Course
Arnold Palmer: Memories, Stories, and Memorabilia from a Life on and Off the Course (October 2004)
By Arnold Palmer

An illustrated self-portrait is a collection of personal and professional anecdotes that recount many of the golf icon's experiences in an accessible manner, in a volume complemented by twelve removable facsimiles of such personal items as a tip card on how to work around various golf challenges, a letter from Eisenhower repaying a bet, and a winning USGA 1960 U.S. Open scorecard. 100,000 first printing.

A Golfer's Life
A Golfer's Life (February 2000)
By Arnold Palmer
There has never been a golfer to rival Arnold Palmer. To the legions of golf fans around the world, Palmer is a charismatic hero, the winner of sixty-one tournaments on the PGA Tour and still going strong on the Senior PGA Tour. But behind the legend, there is the private Palmer--a man of wit, compassion, loyalty, and true grit in the face of personal adversity.Writing with the humor and candor that are as much his trademark as his unique golf swing, Palmer narrates the deeply moving story...
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