A Golfer's Life (51 page)

1948    Memphis Country Club, Memphis, Tennessee
Lost in first round to William K. Barrett Jr., Colonial CC,
   Memphis, Tennessee, 6 and 5.

1949    Oak Hill Country Club, Rochester, New York
Lost in third round to Crawford Rainwater, Pensacola, Florida, 4
   and 3, after defeating Frederick Mayer, Westchester, New
   York, 3 and 2, and Charles Robinson, Belle Meade,
   Tennessee, 4 and 3.

1950    Mineapolis Country Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Lost in first round to Frank Stranahan, Toledo, Ohio, 4 and 3.

1951    Did not compete, serving in U.S. Coast Guard.

1952    Did not compete, serving in U.S. Coast Guard.

1953    Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club, Oklahoma City,
   Oklahoma
Lost in fourth round to Don Albert, Alliance, Ohio, 1 up, after
   defeating John Frazier, Finlay, North Carolina, 7 and 5, Jack
   Westland, Everett, Washington, 1 up, and Ken Venturi, San
   Francisco, California, 2 and 1. (Shot 78 in losing match to
   Albert.)

1954    Country Club of Detroit, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan
Won championship with following sequence of victories:
Defeated Frank Strafaci, Garden City, New York, 1 up
Defeated John Veghte, Pine Brook, New York, 1 up
Defeated Richard Whiting, Red Run, Michigan, 2 and 1
Defeated Walter Andzel, South Shore, New York, 5 and 3
Defeated Frank Stranahan, Toledo, Ohio, 3 and 1
Defeated Don Cherry, Wichita Falls, Texas, 1 up
Defeated Ed Meister, Kirtland, Ohio, 1 up, 39 holes
Defeated Bob Sweeny, Sands Point, New York, 1 up

• PGA Tour (61)

♦ Senior events (12)

PGA Player of Year—1960 and 1962

PGA Tour Leading Money-Winner—1958, 1960, 1962, 1963

Vardon Trophy—1961, 1962, 1964, 1967

Ryder Cup Team—1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1973; Captain—1963, 1975

Chrysler Cup Team and Captain (Senior Golf)—1986–90

Presidents Cup Captain—1996

Honorary Doctor of Laws, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Honorary Doctor of Humanities, Thiel College, Greenville, Pennsylvania

Honorary Doctor of Laws, National College of Education, Evanston, Illinois

Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, Florida Southern College, Lakeland, Florida

Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, St. Vincent College, Latrobe, Pennsylvania

GOLF:
      Charter member, World Golf Hall of Fame, Pinehurst,
   North Carolina, 1974
American Golf Hall of Fame, Foxburg, Pennsylvania
PGA Hall of Fame, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, 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 Association of
   America, 1969
Charles Bartlett Award, Golf Writers Association of America,
   1976
Herb Graffis Award, National Golf Foundation, 1978
Gold Tee Award, Metropolitan (NY) Golf Writers
   Association, 1965
Golf Digest “Man of Silver Era,” 1975
Old Tom Morris Award, Golf Course Superintendents
   Association, 1983
Golfer of Century, New York Athletic Club, 1985
Commemorative Honoree, 1987 Golf Digest Commemorative
   Seniors Tournament
Golfer of Decade (1958–67), Centennial of Golf,
Golf
   Magazine, 1989
American Senior Golf Association National Award, 1989
Chicago District Golf Association Distinguished Service
   Award, 1989
Ambassador of Golf Award, World Series of Golf, 1991
Bing Crosby Award, Metropolitan Golf Writers Association,
   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 Caddie Scholarship
   Fund, Boston, 1997
Lifetime Achievement Award, PGA Tour, 1998
Golfer of Century, Western PA Golf Association, 1998
Donald Ross Award, American Society of Golf Course
   Architects, 1999

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 Association,
   Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dapper Dan Man of Year, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1960
Lowman Humanitarian Award, Los Angeles, California
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 Country Club,
   Atlanta, Georgia, 1990
Van Patrick Career Achievement Award, Dearborn,
   Michigan, 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,
   Pennsylvania, 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
   Pennsylvania, 1995
Community Service Award, Latrobe Chamber of Commerce,
   1995
Reagan Distinguished American Award, Jonathan Club, Los
   Angeles, California, 1996
Lifetime Achievement Award, March of Dimes
   Athletic Awards, 1998
Caritas Award, Richstone Family Center, Los Angeles,
   California, 1998
Spirit of Hope Award, University of Pittsburgh Cancer
   Institute, 1998

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
, 1987–9 (book, videos)

The Arnold Palmer Story
, 1991 (video)

Arnold Palmer, A Personal Journey
(by Thomas Hauser with Arnold Palmer), 1994

A Golfer’s Life
(with James Dodson), 1999

1—LATROBE COUNTRY CLUB—#2—134 yards—wedge

2—LATROBE COUNTRY CLUB—#2—134 yards—wedge

3—GREENSBURG COUNTRY CLUB—#16—9-iron—1945

4—DESERT INN COUNTRY CLUB, Tournament of Champions, Las Vegas, Nevada—#16—6-iron—1959

5—PENSACOLA COUNTRY CLUB, Pensacola Open, Pensacola, Florida, #11—7-iron—March 3, 1965

6—JOHNSON CITY COUNTRY CLUB, Johnson City, Tennessee—Exhibition—#2—1965

7—SPRING VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB, Sharon, Massachusetts—Exhibition—#7—243 yards—1965

8—WILMINGTON COUNTRY CLUB, Wilmington, Delaware—Exhibition—1966

9—BAY HILL CLUB, Orlando, Florida—#2, Charger course—151 yards—7-iron—September 27, 1979

10—INDIAN WELLS COUNTRY CLUB, Palm Desert, California, Bob Hope Desert Classic—#6—144 yards—8-iron—January 10, 1980

11—LATROBE COUNTRY CLUB—#2—134 yards—Deacon pitching wedge—September 7, 1982

12—TPC AT AVENEL, Potomac, Maryland, Chrysler Cup Pro-Amateur—#3—182 yards—5-iron—Tuesday, September 2, 1986

13—TPC AT AVENEL, Potomac, Maryland, Chrysler Cup Pro-Amateur—#3—182 yards—5-iron—Wednesday, September 3, 1986

14—OAK HILLS COUNTRY CLUB, Narita, Japan, Fuji Electric Grand Slam—#14—185 yards—4-iron—March 25, 1988

15—TPC AT PIPER GLEN, Charlotte, NC, PaineWebber Invitational—#12—183 yards—4-iron—August 5, 1990

16—INGLEWOOD COUNTRY CLUB, Kenmore, Washington, GTE Northwest Classic—#8—193 yards—3-iron—August 21, 1992

17—LATROBE COUNTRY CLUB—#2—122 yards—pitching wedge—September 6, 1997