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Arnold Palmer

ArnoldPalmer

USA

United States

BirthdateSep 10, 1929
PassedSeptember 25, 2016 (87)
Turned Pro1954
BirthplaceLatrobe, PA
CollegeWake Forest University
Career Wins62
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Arnold Palmer

Achievements

Events Played

703

PGA TOUR WINS

62

International Wins

11

Cuts Made

543/703

Runner Up

38

Third Place Finishes

27

Top 5 Finishes

155

Top 10 Finishes

245

Year Joined Tour

1955

Official Money

$1,861,857

PGA TOUR WINS

62

1973

1

1973 Bob Hope Desert Classic

1971

4

1971 National Team Championship

1971 Westchester Classic

1971 Florida Citrus Invitational

1971 Bob Hope Desert Classic

1970

1

1970 National Four-Ball Championship

1969

2

1969 Danny Thomas-Diplomat Classic

1969 Heritage Golf Classic

1968

2

1968 Kemper Open

1968 Bob Hope Desert Classic

1967

4

1967 Thunderbird Classic

1967 American Golf Classic

1967 Tucson Open Invitational

1967 Los Angeles Open

1966

3

1966 Houston Champions International

1966 Tournament of Champions

1966 Los Angeles Open

1965

1

1965 Tournament of Champions

1964

2

1964 Oklahoma City Open Invitational

1964 Masters Tournament

1963

7

1963 Whitemarsh Open Invitational

1963 Western Open

1963 Cleveland Open Invitational

1963 Thunderbird Classic Invitational

1963 Pensacola Open Invitational

1963 Phoenix Open Invitational

1963 Los Angeles Open

1962

8

1962 American Golf Classic

1962 The Open Championship

1962 Colonial National Invitation

1962 Tournament of Champions

1962 Texas Open Invitational

1962 Masters Tournament

1962 Phoenix Open Invitational

1962 Palm Springs Golf Classic

1961

6

1961 The Open Championship

1961 Western Open

1961 Texas Open Invitational

1961 Baton Rouge Open Invitational

1961 Phoenix Open Invitational

1961 San Diego Open Invitational

1960

8

1960 Mobile Sertoma Open Invitational

1960 Insurance City Open Invitational

1960 U.S. Open Championship

1960 Masters Tournament

1960 Pensacola Open Invitational

1960 Baton Rouge Open Invitational

1960 Texas Open Invitational

1960 Palm Springs Desert Golf Classic

1959

3

1959 West Palm Beach Open Invitational

1959 Oklahoma City Open Invitational

1959 Thunderbird Invitational

1958

3

1958 Pepsi Championship

1958 Masters Tournament

1958 St. Petersburg Open Invitational

1957

4

1957 San Diego Open Invitational

1957 Rubber City Open Invitational

1957 Azalea Open Invitational

1957 Houston Open

1956

2

1956 Eastern Open

1956 Insurance City Open

1955

1

1955 Canadian Open

International Wins

8

1963

1

Australian Wills Masters

1964

1

Piccadilly World Match Play Championship

1966

1

Australian Open

1967

1

Piccadilly World Match Play Championship

1971

1

Lancome Trophy

1975

2

Spanish Open

British PGA Championship

1980

1

Canadian PGA Championship

Additional Wins

9

1960

1

World Cup [with Sam Snead]

1962

1

World Cup [with Sam Snead]

1963

1

World Cup [with Jack Nicklaus]

1964

1

World Cup [with Jack Nicklaus]

1966

2

World Cup [with Jack Nicklaus]

PGA Team Championship [with Jack Nicklaus]

1967

1

World Cup [with Jack Nicklaus]

1984

1

Doug Sanders Celebrity Pro-Am

1986

1

Unionmutual Classic

Playoff Record

1970

Lost to Jack Nicklaus, Byron Nelson Golf Classic

1966

Defeated Gay Brewer, Tournament of Champions

Lost to Billy Casper, U.S. Open Championship

1964

Lost to Miller Barber, Gary Player, Pensacola Open Invitational

Lost to Tony Lema, Cleveland Open Invitational

1963

Defeated Paul Harney, Thunderbird Classic Invitational

Lost to Jacky Cupit, Julius Boros, U.S. Open Championship

Defeated Tommy Aaron, Tony Lema, Cleveland Open Invitational

Defeated Julius Boros, Jack Nicklaus, Western Open

1962

Defeated Gary Player, Masters Tournament

Defeated Johnny Pott, Colonial National Invitation

Lost to Jack Nicklaus, U.S. Open Championship

1961

Defeated Al Balding, San Diego Open Invitational

Defeated Doug Sanders, Phoenix Open Invitational

Lost to Doug Ford, 500 Festival Open Invitation

1960

Lost to Bill Collins, Houston Classic

Defeated Bill Collins, Jack Fleck, Insurance City Open Invitational

1959

Defeated Pete Cooper, Gay Brewer, West Palm Beach Open Invitational

1958

Lost to Howie Johnson, Azalea Open Invitational

1957

Defeated Doug Ford, Rubber City Open Invitational

1956

Defeated Ted Kroll, Insurance City Open

National Teams

1996

The Presidents Cup Captain

1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1973

Ryder Cup

1963, 1975

Ryder Cup Captain

1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967

World Cup

1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990

Chrysler Cup

2001, 2002, 2003

UBS Warburg Cup

R2
In Progress

PGA Championship

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