Profile details
- Born
- 10 Sep 1929
- Birthplace
- Latrobe
- Country
- United States
- Height
- 178 cm
- Sport
- Golf
- Discipline
- Precision
- Category
- Men
- Status
- Active
District, weight, playing style, coach, academy, national ranking and international ranking are not yet recorded for this athlete.
Honours & Awards
- ▸Congressional Gold Medal
- ▸North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame
- ▸Presidential Medal of Freedom
- ▸Theodore Roosevelt Award
- ▸World Golf Hall of Fame
Medals
| Year | Medal | Event |
|---|---|---|
| — | Gold | Congressional Gold Medal |
Derived from this athlete's recorded achievements. Not an official medal register.
Statistics
About
Arnold Daniel Palmer (September 10, 1929 – September 25, 2016) was an American professional golfer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most charismatic players in the sport's history. Since embarking on a professional career in 1955, he won numerous events on both the PGA Tour and the circuit now known as PGA Tour Champions. Nicknamed "the King", Palmer was one of golf's most popular stars and seen as a trailblazer, the first superstar of the sport's television age, which began in the 1950s.
Biography adapted from Arnold Palmer on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.