| Arnold Palmer | | | | talent from the age of seven. He attended University |
| By Joe Sharkey | | | | and did service with the United States Coast Guard. |
| The sport of golf has produced many celebrities and | | | | It was in 1954 that he won the US Amateur |
| none shine greater than Arnold Palmer. Timing is | | | | tournament. This prompted him to turn professional |
| everything and Arnoldâs career coincided | | | | and he won the Canadian Open the next year. He |
| with the popularity of televised sports beginning in | | | | never looked back, winning seven major competitions |
| the 1950s. His handsome features and his willingness | | | | in his career. He won the Masters four times, the US |
| to play risky shots endeared him to the fans. Other | | | | Open once and the British Open Championship twice. |
| golfers may have more trophies on the mantelpiece | | | | The Open Championship in Britain had been something |
| but the public show Arnold the most affection. Born | | | | of a mission for Arnold to persuade other American |
| in 1929 in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, Arnold was taught | | | | golfers to participate. They were reluctant at first, |
| the game by his father who was a professional at | | | | given the difference in golf course design of the two |
| the Latrobe Country Club. Arnold showed he had | | | | countries, but he won them round. |