Arnold's Bio

Arnold Palmer's Professional Career Summary

1955 - 1996

U.S. Earnings REGULAR PGA TOUR $2,095,239
SENIOR PGA TOUR $2,084,570
Foreign/International/Non-Tour U.S. Earnings $1,108,680
Total Competitive Earnings* $5,288,489
*Excluding Pro-Ams and Skins games
Young Arnie Putting
CAREER VICTORIES
U.S. Tour 61
Foreign/International 19
Seniors Tour 12


Watch Arnie Win
the 1961 British Open
Arnie Holding Trophy

Individual Records
Best 18-Hole Round 62, 1959 Thunderbird Invitational, fourth round; 1966 Los Angeles Open, third round
Best Opening Round 64, 1955 Canadian Open; 1962 Phoenix Open; 1970 Citrus Open; 1970 Greensboro Open; 1971 Westchester Classic
Best Second Round 63, 1961 Texas Open
Best Third Round 62, 1966 Los Angeles Open
Best Fourth Round 62, 1959 Thunderbird Classic
Lowest Score - First 36 Holes 130, (67-63), 1961 Texas Open
Lowest Score - First 54 Holes 195, (64-67-64), 1955 Canadian Open
Biggest Victory Margin 12, 1962 Phoenix Open
Most Consecutive Birdies 7, 1966 Los Angeles Open
Holes-in-One 16, 3 in PGA Tour Events, 4 on PGA Seniors Tour
All-Time Low 18-Hole Score 60, Latrobe Country Club, September, 1969

Special Golf Achievements

Arnold Palmer's U.S. PGA Victories
1955
Tournament Score Golf Course
Canadian Open 265 Weston Golf & Country Club
1956
Insurance City Open 274 Wethersfield Country Club
Eastern Open 277 Mt. Pleasant Golf Club
1957
Houston Open 279 Memorial Park Municipal
Azalea Open 282 Cape Fear Country Club
Rubber City Open 272 Firestone Country Club
San Diego Open 271 Mission Valley Country Club
1958
St. Petersburg Open 276 Pasadena Golf Club
Masters Tournament 284 Augusta National
Pepsi Open 273 Pine Hollow Country Club
1959
Thunderbird Invitational 266 Thunderbird Country Club
Oklahoma City Open 273 Twin Hills Golf & Country Club
West Palm Beach Open 281 West Palm Beach Country Club
1960
Bob Hope Desert Classic 338 Palm Springs, CA.
Texas Open 276 Fort Sam Houston Golf Club
Baton Rouge Open 279 Baton Rouge Country Club
Pensacola Open 273 Pensacola Country Club
Masters Tournament 282 Augusta National
U.S. Open 282 Cherry Hills Country Club
Insurance City Open 270 Wethersfield Country Club
Mobile Open 274 Mobile Municipal Golf Course
1961
San Diego Open 271 Mission Valley Country Club
Phoenix Open 270 Arizona Country Club
Baton Rouge Open 266 Sherwood Forest Country Club
Texas Open 270 Oak Hills Country Club
British Open* 284 Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Western Open 271 Blythefield Country Club
1962
Bob Hope Desert Classic 342 Palm Springs, CA.
Phoenix Open 269 Phoenix Country Club
Masters Tournament 280 Augusta National
Texas Open 273 Oak Hills Country Club
Tournament of Champions 276 Desert Inn Country Club
Colonial National Invitational 281 Colonial Country Club
British Open* 276 Troon Golf Club
American Golf Classic 276 Firestone Country Club
1963
Los Angeles Open 274 Rancho Park Municipal
Phoenix Open 273 Arizona Country Club
Pensacola Open 273 Pensacola Country Club
Thunderbird Classic 277 Westchester Country Club
Cleveland Open 273 Beechmont Country Club
Western Open 280 Beverly Country Club
1964
Masters Tournament 276 Augusta National
Oklahoma City Open 277 Quail Creek Country Club
1965
Tournament of Champions 277 Desert Inn Country Club
1966
Los Angeles Open 273 Rancho Park Municipal
Tournament of Champions 283 Desert Inn Country Club
Houston Champions International 275 Champions Golf Course
PGA Team Championship
Partner:Jack Nicklaus
256 PGA National Golf Club
1967
Los Angeles Open 273 Rancho Park Municipal
Tucson Open 273 Tucson National Golf Club
American Golf Classic 276 Firestone Country Club
Thunderbird Classic 283 Upper Montclair Country Club
1968
Bob Hope Desert Classic 348 Palm Springs, CA.
Kemper Open 276 Pleasant Valley Country Club
1969
Heritag Classic 283 Sea Pines Plantation
Danny Thomas - Diplomat Classic 270 Diplomat Country Club
1970
PGA Team Championship
Partner: Jack Nicklaus
259 Laurel Valley Golf Club
1971
Bob Hope Desert Classic 342 Palm Springs CA.
Florida Citrus Open 270 Rio Pinar Country Club
Westchester Classic 270 Westchester Country Club
PGA Team Championship
Partner: Jack Nicklaus
257 Laurel Valley Golf Club
1973
Bob Hope Desert Classic 343 Palm Springs, CA.
1975
Spanish Open
British PGA Championship  
1980
Canadian PGA Championship
PGA Seniors Championship  
1981
USGA Sr. Open Championship
1982
Marlboro Senior Classic
Denver Post Champions of Golf
1983
Boca Grove Senior Classic
1984
PGA Seniors Championship
Doug Sanders Celebrity Pro-Am
Senior TPC
Quadel (Boca Grove) Classic
1985
Senior TPC
1986
Unionmutual Classic
1988
Crestar Classic

Academic Honors

Honorary Doctor of Laws

Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC

Honorary Doctor of Humanities

Thiel College, Greenville, PA

Honorary Doctor of Laws National College of Education, Evanston, IL
Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Florida Southern College, Lakeland, FL
Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters St. Vincent College, Latrobe, PA

Awards

Golf:

Charter member, World Golf Hall of Fame, Pinehurst, NC 1974
American Golf Hall of Fame, Foxburg, PA  
PGA Hall of Fame, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 1980
All-American Collegiate Golf Hall of Fame, Man of Year 1984
Ohio Golf Hall of Fame 1992
Phoenix Open Hall of Fame
Bob Jones Award, U.S. Golf Association 1971
Walter Hagen Award, International panel of selectors
William D. Richardson Award, Golf Writers Assn. of America 1969
Charles Bartlett Award, Golf Writers Assn. of America 1976
Herb Graffis Award, National Golf Foundation 1978
Gold Tee Award, Metropolitan (NY) Golf Writers Assn. 1965
Golf Digest "Man of Silver Era" 1975
Old Tom Morris Award, Golf Course Supt. Assn. of America 1983
Golfer of Century, New York Athletic Club
Commemorative Honoree, 1987 Golf Digest
Commemorative Seniors Tournament
Golfer of Decade (1958-67), Centennial of Golf, Golf Mag. 1989
American Senior Golf Association National Award 1989
Chicago District Golf Assn. Distinguished Service Award 1989
Ambassador of Golf Award, World Series of Golf 1991
Bing Crosby Award, Metropolitan Golf Writers Assn. 1992
Memorial Honoree, Memorial Tournament 1993
PGA of America Distinguished Service Award 1994
Distinguished Service Award, Tri-State Section, PGA of America 1996
Centennial Award, Golf Associations of Philadelphia 1996
Francis Ouimet Award, Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund, Boston 1997

General

Associated Press Athlete of Decade - 1960-69
Hickok Athlete of Year 1960
Sports Illustrated Sportsman of Year 1960
Western Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County,
Cambria County, North Carolina, Florida Sports Halls of Fame
Wake Forest Hall of Fame
Arthur J. Rooney Award, Catholic Youth Assn., Pittsburgh, PA
Dapper Dan Man of Year, Pittsburgh, PA 1960
Lowman Humanitarian Award, Los Angeles, CA
Distinguished Pennsylvanian 1980
Partner in Science Award, March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
Theodore Roosevelt Award, National Collegiate Athletic Association
Business Leaders Award, Northwood Institute
National High School Sports Hall of Fame
Gold Medal, Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters 1988
Order of Eagle Exemplar, U.S. Sports Academy 1989
Sports Appreciation Trophy, Atlanta AC CC, Atlanta, GA 1990
Van Patrick Career Achievement Award, Dearborn, MI 1990
Eagle on World Award, Japanese Chamber of Commerce
and Industry of New York
1990
Pathfinder Award, Youthlinks Indiana 1992
Outstanding American Award, Los Angeles Philanthropic Foundation 1992
National Sports Award, Washington, D.C. 1993
Sports Legends Award, Jr. Diabetes Foundation, Pittsburgh 1993
Humanitarian Award, Variety Club International 1993
"Good Guy" Award, American Legion National Commanders 1993
Man of Year, Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce 1994
Ford Achievement Award, Dearborn, MI 1994
Golden Plate Award, American Academy of Achievement 1995
History Makers Award, Historical Society of Western PA 1995
Community Service Award, Latrobe Chamber of Commerce 1995
Reagan Distinguished American Award, Jonathan Club, Los Angeles 1996

Golf Books and Videos

Arnold Palmer's Golf Book 1961
Portrait of Professional Golfer 1964
My Game and Yours 1965 revised 1983
Situation Golf 1970
Go For Broke 1973
Arnold Palmer's Best 54 Holes of Golf 1977
Arnold Palmer's Complete Book of Putting 1986
Play Great Golf (book, videos) 1987-1989
The Arnold Palmer Story, 1991 (video) 1991
Arnold Palmer, A Personal Journey
(By Thomas Hauser with Arnold Palmer)
1994

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