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Arnold Daniel Palmer was born on September 10, 1929, to Doris (née Morrison) and Milfred Jerome "Deacon" Palmer [3] in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, a working-class steel mill town. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] He learned golf from his father, who had suffered from polio at a young age and was head professional and greenskeeper at Latrobe Country Club , which allowed ...
The highest winning score of 289 (+1) was originally set by Sam Snead in 1954, it was equalled by Jack Burke Jr. in 1956, and Zach Johnson in 2007. [8] Five golfers have won the Masters wire-to-wire; Craig Wood in 1941, Arnold Palmer in 1960, Nicklaus in 1972, Raymond Floyd in 1976, and Jordan Spieth in 2015. [9]
Arnold Palmer, age 34, opened with three rounds in the 60s and led by five strokes after 54 holes at 206 (−10). [3] He carded a final round of 70 on Sunday to win by six strokes to become the first four-time winner of the Masters. [4] [5] It was his seventh and final major victory.
The 1958 Masters Tournament was the 22nd Masters Tournament, held April 3–6 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Arnold Palmer won the first of his four Masters titles, one stroke ahead of runners-up Doug Ford and Fred Hawkins.
Arnold Palmer won the third of his four Masters titles in the tournament's first three-way playoff. [1] [2] It was the fifth of his seven major titles. The other two in the 18-hole Monday playoff were also major championship winners: defending champion Gary Player and Dow Finsterwald, winner of the PGA Championship in 1958.
Arnold Palmer birdied the final two holes to win by one stroke over runner-up Ken Venturi. [2] [3] [4] It was the second of Palmer's four Masters victories and the second of his seven major titles. Palmer, age 30, also won the U.S. Open in 1960 and was the runner-up at the British Open.
Arnold Palmer was known as "The King," and won 92 tournaments in his career, including seven major championships. ... Tiger Woods and the 11 other golfers with the best chance to win the U.S. Open ...
The 1960 U.S. Open was the 60th U.S. Open, held June 16–18 at Cherry Hills Country Club in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado, a suburb of Denver. Arnold Palmer staged the greatest comeback in U.S. Open history, erasing a seven-stroke deficit during the final round to win his only U.S. Open title.