Arnold Palmer

Birth Name:

Arnold Daniel Palmer

Birth Place:

Latrobe, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession

Actor

Awarded the famed Vardon Trophy in '61, '62, '64 and '67
Named PGA Player of the Year in 1960 and 1962
Served as captain of the Ryder Cup team in 1963 and 1975 after previously participating as a player on six occasions
Named Athlete of the Decade by the Associated Press in the 1960s
Recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2004
Winner of the Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia, in '58, '60, '62 and '64
A major donor to children's charities, he is an avid supporter of March of Dimes, as well as other medical research organziations and hospitals
Attended Wake Forest University
Began hitting golf balls at only four-years-old at the insistence of his father who worked at the local country club
Began commentating for the Golf Channel after the network's launch in 1995
Began working as a caddy at his local club at 11-years-old
Joined the Coast Guard after dropping out of college, following the unexpected death of a friend
Serves as the namesake of the famous Arnold Palmer drink that combines tea and lemonade
Turned professional in 1954

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