1970 onwards.
Last tournament win & still thrilling the galleries.
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As the new decade began Arnold Palmer continued to play some fine golf
and win tournaments on the PGA Tour, but he was never to gain that
elusive 8th major. He came close in the 1970 PGA Championship where he
tied for second, just two strokes behind winner Dave Stockton, and two
years later he finished third in the US Open, four shots back on that
man Nicklaus. In between times he enjoyed a highly productive 1971
season with success at the Bob Hope Desert Classic, Florida Citrus Open
Invitational, Westchester Classic and National Team Championship.
Palmer
gained his last tour victory in the Bob Hope Desert Classic of 1973 and
that same year saw him finish in third place in the US Open, three
strokes behind winner Johnny Miller. There were useful performances at
the US Opens of 1974 and '75, the Open of 1977 and, in 1980, at the age
of 50, he triumphed at the Canadian Open. He played in both the 1971
& '73 Ryder Cups, contributing five and a half points from six in
'71 and two points from five in '73 as the Americans enjoyed two
comfortable victories. Two years later Arnold captained the USA team to a
21-11 win in his home state of Pennsylvania.
Palmer h enjoyed success
on the US Senior Tour and to this day the galleries cheer his every
move when he makes appearances at events such as the Masters. Arnold
Palmer won no less than 61 Tour events in his long and illustrious
career and will be remembered as one of the all-time golfing greats.
(David Scranage)
Arnold Palmer died at the UPMC Shadyside Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he was undergoing heart tests, on Saturday September 25th. 2016 aged 87.
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Arnold Palmer and Tom Watson, two of golfs greats pictured in 1982 at the Open Championships.
Photo George Herringshaw. ©
PGA Tour wins (62)
1 Aug 20, 1955 Canadian Open −23 (64-67-64-70=265) 4 strokes Jack Burke, Jr.
2 Jul 1, 1956 Insurance City Open −10 (66-69-68-71=274) Playoff Ted Kroll
3 Jul 29, 1956 Eastern Open −11 (70-66-69-72=277) 2 strokes Dow Finsterwald
4 Feb 25, 1957 Houston Open −9 (67-72-71-69=279) 1 stroke Doug Ford
5 Mar 31, 1957 Azalea Open Invitational −6 (70-67-70-75=282) 1 stroke Dow Finsterwald
6 Jun 9, 1957 Rubber City Open Invitational −12 (71-66-67-68=272) Playoff Doug Ford
7 Nov 3, 1957 San Diego Open Invitational −17 (65-68-68-70=271) 1 stroke Al Balding
8 Mar 23, 1958 St. Petersburg Open Invitational −8 (70-69-72-65=276) 1 stroke Dow Finsterwald, Fred Hawkins
9 Apr 6, 1958 Masters Tournament −4 (70-73-68-73=284) 1 stroke Doug Ford, Fred Hawkins
10 Jun 29, 1958 Pepsi Championship −11 (66-69-67-71=273) 5 strokes Jay Hebert
11 Jan 25, 1959 Thunderbird Invitational −18 (67-70-67-62=266) 3 strokes Jimmy Demaret, Ken Venturi
12 May 11, 1959 Oklahoma City Open Invitational −15 (73-64-67-69=273) 2 strokes Bob Goalby
13 Nov 29, 1959 West Palm Beach Open Invitational −7 (72-67-66-76=281) Playoff Gay Brewer, Pete Cooper
14 Feb 7, 1960 Palm Springs Desert Golf Classic −20 (67-73-67-66-65=338) 3 strokes Fred Hawkins
15 Feb 28, 1960 Texas Open Invitational −12 (69-65-67-75=276) 2 strokes Doug Ford, Frank Stranahan
16 Mar 6, 1960 Baton Rouge Open Invitational −9 (71-71-69-68=279) 7 strokes Jay Hebert, Ron Reif, Doug Sanders
17 Mar 13, 1960 Pensacola Open Invitational −15 (68-65-73-67=273) 1 stroke Doug Sanders
18 Apr 10, 1960 Masters Tournament −6 (67-73-72-70=282) 1 stroke Ken Venturi
19 Jun 18, 1960 U.S. Open −4 (72-71-72-65=280) 2 strokes Jack Nicklaus (amateur)
20 Aug 7, 1960 Insurance City Open Invitational −14 (70-68-66-66=270) Playoff Bill Collins, Jack Fleck
21 Nov 27, 1960 Mobile Sertoma Open Invitational −14 (68-67-74-65=274) 2 strokes Johnny Pott
22 Jan 15, 1961 San Diego Open Invitational −13 (69-68-69-65=271) Playoff Al Balding
23 Feb 13, 1961 Phoenix Open Invitational −10 (69-65-66-70=270) Playoff Doug Sanders
24 Feb 26, 1961 Baton Rouge Open Invitational −14 (65-67-68-66=266) 7 strokes Wes Ellis
25 Apr 30, 1961 Texas Open Invitational −14 (67-63-72-68=270) 1 stroke Al Balding
26 Jun 25, 1961 Western Open −13 (65-70-67-69=271) 2 strokes Sam Snead
27 Jul 15, 1961 The Open Championship −4 (70-73-69-72=284) 1 stroke Dai Rees
28 Feb 4, 1962 Palm Springs Golf Classic −17 (69-67-66-71-69=342) 3 strokes Jay Hebert, Gene Littler
29 Feb 11, 1962 Phoenix Open Invitational −15 (64-68-71-66=269) 12 strokes Billy Casper, Don Fairfield, Bob McCallister, Jack Nicklaus
30 Apr 9, 1962 Masters Tournament −8 (70-66-69-75=280) Playoff Gary Player (2nd), Dow Finsterwald (3rd)
31 Apr 29, 1962 Texas Open Invitational −11 (67-69-70-67=273) 1 stroke Joe Campbell, Gene Littler, Mason Rudolph, Doug Sanders
32 May 6, 1962 Tournament of Champions −12 (69-70-69-68=276) 1 stroke Billy Casper
33 May 14, 1962 Colonial National Invitation +1 (67-72-66-76=281) Playoff Johnny Pott
34 Jul 13, 1962 The Open Championship −12 (71-69-67-69=276) 6 strokes Kel Nagle
35 Aug 12, 1962 American Golf Classic −4 (67-69-70-70=276) 5 strokes Mason Rudolph
36 Jan 7, 1963 Los Angeles Open −10 (69-69-70-66=274) 3 strokes Al Balding, Gary Player
37 Feb 12, 1963 Phoenix Open Invitational −15 (68-67-68-70=273) 1 stroke Gary Player
38 Mar 10, 1963 Pensacola Open Invitational −15 (69-68-69-67=273) 2 strokes Harold Kneece, Gary Player
39 Jun 16, 1963 Thunderbird Classic Invitational −11 (67-70-68-72=277) Playoff Paul Harney
40 Jul 1, 1963 Cleveland Open Invitational −11 (71-68-66-68=273) Playoff Tommy Aaron, Tony Lema
41 Jul 29, 1963 Western Open −4 (73-67-67-73=280) Playoff Julius Boros, Jack Nicklaus
42 Oct 6, 1963 Whitemarsh Open Invitational −7 (70-71-66-74=281) 1 stroke Lionel Hebert
43 Apr 12, 1964 Masters Tournament −12 (69-68-69-70=276) 6 strokes Dave Marr, Jack Nicklaus
44 May 18, 1964 Oklahoma City Open Invitational −11 (72-69-69-67=277) 2 strokes Lionel Hebert
45 May 2, 1965 Tournament of Champions −11 (66-69-71-71=277) 2 strokes Chi Chi Rodriguez
46 Jan 9, 1966 Los Angeles Open −11 (72-66-62-73=273) 3 strokes Miller Barber, Paul Harney
47 Apr 18, 1966 Tournament of Champions −5 (74-70-70-69=283) Playoff Gay Brewer
48 Nov 20, 1966 Houston Champions International −9 (70-68-68-69=275) 1 stroke Gardner Dickinson
49 Jan 29, 1967 Los Angeles Open −15 (70-64-67-68=269) 5 strokes Gay Brewer
50 Feb 19, 1967 Tucson Open Invitational −15 (66-67-67-73=273) 1 stroke Chuck Courtney
51 Aug 13, 1967 American Golf Classic −4 (70-67-72-67=276) 3 strokes Doug Sanders
52 Sep 24, 1967 Thunderbird Classic −5 (71-71-72-69=283) 1 stroke Charles Coody, Jack Nicklaus, Art Wall, Jr.
53 Feb 4, 1968 Bob Hope Desert Classic −12 (72-70-67-71-68=348) Playoff Deane Beman
54 Sep 15, 1968 Kemper Open −12 (69-70-70-67=276) 4 strokes Bruce Crampton, Art Wall, Jr.
55 Nov 30, 1969 Heritage Golf Classic −1 (68-71-70-74=283) 3 strokes Dick Crawford, Bert Yancey
56 Dec 7, 1969 Danny Thomas-Diplomat Classic −18 (68-67-70-65=270) 2 strokes Gay Brewer
57 Jul 26, 1970 National Four-Ball Championship PGA Players (with Jack Nicklaus) −25 (61-67-64-67=259)
3 strokes Bruce Crampton & Orvill Moody, Gardner Dickinson & Sam Snead, George Archer & Bobby Nichols
58 Feb 14, 1971 Bob Hope Desert Classic −18 (67-71-66-68-70=342) Playoff Raymond Floyd
59 Mar 14, 1971 Florida Citrus Invitational −18 (66-68-68-68=270) 1 stroke Julius Boros
60 Jul 25, 1971 Westchester Classic −18 (64-70-68-68=270) 5 strokes Gibby Gilbert, Hale Irwin
61 Aug 1, 1971 National Team Championship (with Jack Nicklaus) −27 (62-64-65-66=257) 6 strokes
Julius Boros & Bill Collins, Bob Charles & Bruce Devlin.
62 Feb 11, 1973 Bob Hope Desert Classic −17 (71-66-69-68-69=343) 2 strokes Jack Nicklaus, Johnny Miller