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Golf's most beloved figure, Arnold Palmer, dies at 87
Golfweek ^
| 9/25/2016
| Adam Schupak
Posted on 09/25/2016 5:57:02 PM PDT by Scott from the Left Coast
Arnold Palmer, a seven-time major winner who brought golf to the masses and became the most beloved figure in the game, died Sunday, a source close to the family confirmed to Golfweek. He was 87.
Reaction poured in from “Arnie’s Army” of admirers in the world of golf.
“We loved him with a mythic American joy,” said Palmer biographer James Dodson. “He represented everything that is great about golf. The friendship, the fellowship, the laughter, the impossibility of golf, the sudden rapture moment that brings you back, a moment that you never forget, that’s Arnold Palmer in spades. He’s the defining figure in golf.”
No one did more to popularize the sport than Palmer. His dashing presence singlehandedly took golf out of the country clubs and into the mainstream. Quite simply, he made golf cool.
(Excerpt) Read more at golfweek.com ...
TOPICS: Breaking News; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: arnoldpalmer; golf; pga; sports
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RIP to great sportsman.
To: Scott from the Left Coast
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posted on
09/25/2016 5:58:07 PM PDT
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway - "Enjoy Yourself" ala Louis Prima)
To: Scott from the Left Coast
Moderator, please delete...duplicate...
To: Scott from the Left Coast
When I was much younger, my family stayed at a small, semi-private place called, “The Peaks of Otter.” He was staying there at the same time.
Although I wasn't into golf, I most definitely understood who he was, and was excited to have him there.
Here is that place:
http://www.peaksofotter.com/
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posted on
09/25/2016 6:04:10 PM PDT
by
ConservativeMind
("Humane" = "Don't pen up pets or eat meat, but allow infanticides, abortion, and euthanasia.")
To: Scott from the Left Coast
REST IN PEACE ARNIE. You’ll be golfing with God.
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posted on
09/25/2016 6:16:17 PM PDT
by
max americana
(fired every liberal in our company at every election cycle..and laughed at their faces (true story))
To: Scott from the Left Coast
To: Scott from the Left Coast
Great sadness that he is gone. He was a LEGEND. He would occasionally come to WFU many years ago and just visit with the students.He and Brian Piccolo were our most famous athletes.He played at our local club about 14 years ago and I was wearing a Demon Deacon shirt and laughing he signed my brochure. A moment I wont forget..
Palmer was also one fine airplane pilot.A great man, he shall be missed.
To: Scott from the Left Coast
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posted on
09/25/2016 6:23:43 PM PDT
by
TBP
(0bama lies, Granny dies.)
To: Scott from the Left Coast
Pure class from a bygone age when nothing less than that was acceptable.
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posted on
09/25/2016 6:25:15 PM PDT
by
freedomjusticeruleoflaw
(Western Civilization- whisper the words, and it will disappear. So let us talk now about rebirth.)
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To: Howe_D_Dewty
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posted on
09/25/2016 6:39:56 PM PDT
by
sheana
To: Scott from the Left Coast
R.I.P Arnold Palmer. Golf is so much better for having Palmer come along when he did.
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posted on
09/25/2016 6:40:18 PM PDT
by
libertylover
(The problem with Obama is not that his skin is too black, it's that his ideas are too RED.)
To: Scott from the Left Coast
Always a class act.
God speed Arno!
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posted on
09/25/2016 6:45:46 PM PDT
by
glasseye
To: Scott from the Left Coast
I was able to see Arnie and Nicholas play at Baltusrol when I was a teen. Something I will never forget. RIP
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posted on
09/25/2016 6:48:19 PM PDT
by
VTenigma
(The Democrat party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
To: glasseye
Since I was a kid Palmer was the epitome of a Golfing great. I am saddened to hear this.
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posted on
09/25/2016 7:35:32 PM PDT
by
Edison
(I don't know what irks me more, the lying or the incompetence.)
To: Scott from the Left Coast
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posted on
09/25/2016 7:39:10 PM PDT
by
Impala64ssa
(You call me an islamophobe like it's a bad thing.)
To: Scott from the Left Coast
I am an avid golfer who is feeling the a huge void tonight. RIP dear Arnie. You did the yeoman’s work and gave us so many happy years. It’s your time to rest now. God bless you!
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posted on
09/25/2016 8:16:21 PM PDT
by
truthluva
("Character is doing the right thing even when no one is looking"..J.C. Watts)
To: Scott from the Left Coast
An absolute gentleman and ambassador for golf! We truly have lost a great man! I am terribly saddened by the news.
RIP!
To: Scott from the Left Coast
Knew it was in the wind when Arnie could not make the opening bell with Jack and Gary on the ceremonial first hole at the Masters last April, RIP.
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posted on
09/25/2016 8:27:13 PM PDT
by
DAC21
To: Scott from the Left Coast
RIP Arnie.....thanks for the memories......
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posted on
09/25/2016 8:29:36 PM PDT
by
Dawgreg
(Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have.)
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