Open, the start of one of golf's most famous rivalries.Open in 1960. Some four decades after his last PGA Tour win, he ranked among the highest-earners in golf.He set a record in 1976 when he circumnavigated the globe in 57 hours, 25 minutes and 42 seconds in a Lear 36. Nicklaus went on to win 18 majors and was regarded as golf's greatest champion. 10, 1929 in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, the oldest of four children."I'm pleased that I was able to do what I did from a golfing standpoint," Palmer said in 2008, two years after he played in his last official tournament.Palmer went head-to-head with Nicklaus two years later in a U.S. But his appearance alone invigorated the British Open, which Americans had been ignoring for years."On the golf course, Palmer was an icon not for how often he won, but the way he did it.""I think he brought a lot more to the game than his game," Nicklaus said in 2009. That's in a league of your own. His good looks, devilish grin and go-for-broke manner made the elite sport appealing to one and all. He went on to win four green jackets at Augusta National, along with the British Open in 1961 and 1962 and the U. It was one-sided.Palmer's other love was aviation.S."If it wasn't for Arnold, golf wouldn't be as popular as it is now," China blown film extruders Suppliers Tiger Woods said in 2004 when Palmer played in his last Masters.It made him a beloved figure, and brought riches long after he stopped competing. It was on the golf course that Palmer grew to become so strong, with barrel arms and hands of iron.
He made every fan feel like an old friend."I don't bask in it. If it wasn't for him and his excitement, his flair, the way he played, golf probably would not have had that type of excitement."Palmer combined power with charm, reckless abandon with graceful elegance. "What I mean by that is, there's no question about his record and his ability to play the game."And it was this," he said, patting his arms, "that made it go. He returned to golf a few months later, winking at fans as he waded through the gallery, always a smile and a signature for them."Only four other players won more PGA Tour events than Palmer - Sam Snead, Nicklaus and Woods.S.Palmer stopped playing the Masters in 2004 and hit the ceremonial tee shot every year until 2016, when age began to take a toll and he struggled with his balance. "I would like to think that I left them more than just that. It was the way he treated people, looking everyone in the eye with a smile and a wink. He piloted his first aircraft in 1956, and 10 years later had a license to fly jets that now are the standard mode of transportation for so many top players, even though the majority of them are merely passengers. Open. Open at Cherry Hills."Palmer played at least one PGA Tour event every season for 52 consecutive years, ending with the 2004 Masters.