With his homemade swing and homespun charm, Arnold Palmer had swagger before we had a name for it. From a humble start working at the local club in his beloved Latrobe, Pennsylvania, to superstardom as the face of golf around the globe, Arnold was the American Dream come to life.
Along
the way he racked up win after win – but it wasn’t his success that
made him King. Arnold’s freewheeling, fearless approach to the game
inspired
a generation of golfers and, for the first time on TV, enthralled an
audience across the world. Sure, we liked that he won seven majors, but
we loved that he went for it when he probably should have laid up.
That
spirit extended beyond the links where he gave freely of himself and
poured everything he had into everything he did: from building hospitals
to personally responding to countless letters from his fans. And he did
it all with a grin that hinted maybe he had one more shot up his
sleeve.
Today, Michelle and I stand with Arnie’s Army in saluting the King.
Source: The White House, Office of the Press Secretary
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