Arnold Palmer factfile
Arnold Palmer
Nickname: The King
Date of Birth: Sept 10, 1929
Place of Birth: Latrobe, Pennsylvania
Date and place of death: 25 Sept 2016 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nationality: USA
Height: 1.78 meters (5 feet 10 inches)
Weight: 84 kilograms (185 pounds)
Played professionally: 1954-2006
Career highlights: 95 titles, including 62 US PGA Tour titles
First victory: Canadian Open, Aug 20, 1955
Last victory: Senior Tour Crestar Classic September 18, 1988
Major victories:
The Masters - 4 victories (1958, 1960, 1962, 1964), 2 runner-up finishes (1961, 1965)
US Open - 1 victory (1960), 4 runner-up finishes (1962, 1963, 1966, 1967)
British Open - 2 victories (1961, 1962), 1 runner-up finish (1960)
PGA Championship - 3 runner-up finishes (1964, 1968, 1970)
Ryder Cup: 6 victories in six appearances as a player (1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1973)
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