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Arnold Palmer, an inspirational man who is hailed as one of golf’s greatest players, passed away at 87 years old on September 25th due to complications from a heart condition. As the world says goodbye to this golf legend, they remember his friendship, his kindness and his great accomplishments.
As PGA Tour writes on their website, “There would be no Golf Channel without Arnold Palmer. No one has had a greater impact on those who play our great sport or who are touched by it.” Palmer has won 62 career PGA Tour titles, including seven major championships. And according to NBC News, the sports celebrity helped popularize golf. He was able to take golf out of the country clubs and onto television screens with the “Arnold Palmer Invitational” presented by MasterCard.
“It is not an exaggeration to say there would be no modern-day PGA Tour without Arnold Palmer,” Tim Finchem, commissioner of the PGA Tour, tells NBC News.
However, as the PGA Tour video shares, “Palmer’s true legacy was the impact he had on the lives of others.” He established the Arnold Palmer hospital for children and women in the 1980s. Later, he opened the Arnold Palmer Medical Center in Orlando, Florida. Palmer has also built centers for cancer treatment in California and Pennsylvania. Throughout his life, he was known for his philanthropy and his kindness. In 2004, he was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President George W. Bush and in 2012, he became only the sixth athlete to receive the Congressional Gold Medal.
Watch PGA Tour’s video of him to remember the inspirational man whose “swashbuckling style not only on tournaments, but the hearts of many worldwide.”
