Arnold Palmer- a golf great

With the possible exception of Jack Nicklaus, there is simply put no name that is as associated with the sport of Golf as that of Arnold Palmer. He is, together with Nicklaus, responsible for making golf a popular instead of an esoteric game, and is easily also one of the best to have ever played the game. An Arnold Palmer quiz needs to look not only at his incredible records as a player, but also his contributions on a larger scale to the sport of golf itself.

However, Arnold Palmer trivia, like that of any athlete, is so full of information regarding the statistics and numbers involved in his career that it would be impossible to ignore them altogether. For example, Palmer won seven majors in the course of his career. He won the masters in four different years, the US open once, and the Open Championship (The British Open) twice. He nearly won all three in a single year but lost the Open by just one shot. He won 29 PGA tour events once within the window of four seasons from 1960-1963, which were easily his best years. He was also the first person to earn a million dollars on that tour, again establishing him as a sporting superstar rather than simply a golfer.

An Arnold Palmer quiz needs to note that he helped to make golf less of a sport for the elite, and more a sport that everyone could enjoy. Many people found themselves unable to continue playing team sports as they grew older, and golf provided them with a sport they could all enjoy even into old age. This was something that became emphasized even more into the twilight years of Palmer's career, as he became one of the promotional faces of the senior PGA tour, helping to popularize those events the way he had helped to popularize the regular tour in earlier years.

Arnold Palmer trivia should end with his last formal tournament that he played in, which was in October 2006. Palmer had retired from the Masters in 2004, the Us. Senior open in 2005, and in 2006 he withdrew after starting a tournament because he felt that he could no longer play effectively. His legacy was reaffirmed by moments of brilliance even during those last tournaments, including a legendary shot in 2004 at the Bay Hill Invitational