Images: Golf legend Arnold Palmer
Posted September 25, 2016 1:00 am
Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Julius Boros share a moment before their 1963 Western Open playoff at Beverly C.C. Palmer won the three-way playoff for his second Western Open title. He also won in 1961.
Veteran golfer Arnold Palmer follows his tee shot during a practice round for the U.S. Open in Medinah Country Club, Wednesday, June 12, 1975, Medinah, Ill. Nicklaus will compete at Medinah in the U.S. Open which begins next week.
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While Arnold Palmer, center, hits from the practice tee at Medinah Country Club, Tuesday, June 17, 1975, Medinah, Ill. Gary Player of South Africa, dark cap, and veteran Sam Sneed, holding a bucked of ball at right, await their turn to get in some swings in preparation for the U.S. Open Tournament. Practice was on-again off-again as rains plagued the course all day.
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The crowd of spectators at Medinah Country Club in Illinois seems to be pressing in on Arnold Palmer of Ligonier, Pa., as he tees off in the first round of the U.S. Open, June 19, 1975.
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Arnold Palmer leaves nothing unsaid as he presented this appearance when he missed a putt that gave him a bogey on the par four, 11th hole at Medinah Country Club, Medinah, Ill., June 19, 1975, in the first round of the U.S. Open. Palmer, of Ligonier Pa., was trailing the leaders by one stroke when he missed this putt.
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Arnold Palmer of Ligonier, Pa. concentrates on spraying the grip of a golf club before warming up in a practice round at Medinah Country Club, June 18, 1975. Palmer, who has played golf with presidents and monarchs all over the world, takes care of this chore himself preparing for the U.S. Open, which gets underway at Medinah Thursday.
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Arnold Palmer watches his ceremonial drive on the first tee during the first round of the Masters golf tournament Thursday, April 10, 2014, in Augusta, Ga.
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Members of the gallery watch Arnold Palmer golf at Rolling Green Country Club in Arlington Heights.
Daily Herald file 1975
Bill Brestal, left, stands with famous golfer Arnold Palmer at the grand opening of White Eagle golf course in Naperville in 1989.
Developer Harold Moser of Naperville, left; Phil Flynn, center; and golf legend Arnold Palmer, right; get ready for a golf outing at the Macom-created White Eagle Country Club in Naperville. Macom was founded by Moser.
Jack Nicklaus, left, Gary Player, center, and Arnold Palmer, right, react after Palmer's birdie putt on the 18th green during a Greats of Golf event Saturday, May 5, 2012, in The Woodlands, Texas.
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Tiger Woods, left, and Arnold Palmer share a laugh during the trophy presentation after Woods won the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament in Orlando, Fla., Monday, March 25, 2013.
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Tiger Woods, left, jokes with Arnold Palmer after winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament, Monday, March 25, 2013, in Orlando, Fla.
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Golfing great Arnold Palmer, center, receives the Congressional Gold Medal from House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, left, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012, during a ceremony in the Rotunda of the Capitol in Washington. At right is Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev.
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From left, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player walk together during the par three competition before the Masters golf tournament Wednesday, April 10, 2013, in Augusta, Ga.
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Arnold Palmer puts his ball on a tee before teeing off for the honorary tee off before the first round of the Masters golf tournament Thursday, April 9, 2015, in Augusta, Ga.
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Golf legend Arnold Palmer signs autographs after speaking at a news conference at the new Hawthorn Woods Country Club Thursday.
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Members of the gallery watch Arnold Palmer golf at Rolling Green Country Club in Arlington Heights.
Daily Herald file 1975
Arnold Palmer tees off at the 1974 Western Open at Butler National Golf Club. Palmer eventually finished 5th.
Daily Herald File Photo, 1974
75 year-old Glenn Roos (L) of Hawthorn Woods, who claims he caddied for golfing legend Ben Hogan, gives some words of encouragement from the gallery for Arnold Palmer, as Arnie visits Hawthorn Woods Country Club, one of his signature golf courses.
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Arnold Palmer tees off from one of his signature golf course holes with new custom homes in the background as he visits Hawthorn Woods Country Club.
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Arnold Palmer gives a clinic for the gallery as he visits Hawthorn Woods Country Club, one of his signature golf courses.
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@*@* FILE @*@* Arnold Palmer is seen at the Augusta National Golf Club in this April 9, 2002 file photo, in Augusta, Ga. Golf legend Arnold Palmer and the head of the Environmental Protection Agency plan to play nine holes June 25, 2002 at a course designed to be environmentally friendly. Palmer's company, Palmer Course Design, designed the 18-hole ArborLinks Home Course in this town famous for Arbor Day, the tree-planting holiday founded in 1872 by J. Sterling Morton. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
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