Arnold Palmer (far right) on the Ryder Cup squad in 1965.
Sep. 9, 2009
Arnold Palmer has spent over 50 years in the public eye, posed for thousands of pictures and authored some of the most memorable moments in golf history.
On Sept. 10, 2009, the King turns 80 and, in honor of his big celebration, we've picked 18 of our favorite Palmer pictures and put together a photo timeline of his career.
ARNOLD PALMER photo gallery: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | CURRENT PHOTO | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18
| Ryder Cup glory |
| Palmer in the Ryder Cup (1960s and 70s) |
| (From left to right) Byron Nelson, Tommy Jacobs, Billy Casper, Don January, Johnny Pott, Tony Lema, Ken Venturi, Dave Marr, Gene Littler, Julius Boros and Arnold Palmer, members of the 1965 U.S. Ryder Cup team, pose for a photo in Scotland. In Palmer's six appearances on Ryder Cup squads ('61, '63, '65, '67, '71, '73), he played 32 matches and earned a 22-8-2 record. He was 6-3-2 in Singles, 9-3-0 in Foursomes and 7-2-0 in Fourballs, winning 23 total points for his country. |
| Palmer, who served as a playing captain in 1963 and again as captain in 1975, never lost a Ryder Cup. Though the United States dominated the competition from the late 1940s to the early 1980s, the ever-competitive Palmer wasn't content to settle for a win. |
| "My first Ryder Cup in 1975, Arnie was the captain," Hale Irwin said. "Arnie was still a pretty good player back then and we had a strong team. Those were the days when the U.S. team was going to win, it was just a matter of how much (they would win by). But that wasn't good enough for Arnie, who always showed his competitive nature and drove for excellence in everything that he did. In one of the team meetings, he was very serious in that he didn't want the other team to make a point. It was emphatically driven into us, 'I don't want them to make a point.'" |
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Check out these stories on Arnold Palmer, who turns 80 this week
PHOTO ESSAY: There may never be a golfer as photogenic as Arnold Palmer. Need proof? Check out these images of his career. Click here
80 THINGS TO LOVE ABOUT ARNIE: Is it his smile? His untucked shirt? Or that he has a tea named after him? Columnist Melanie Hauser has her top 80. Click here
PLAYERS REACT: Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Davis Love III, Gary Player, Ben Crenshaw and others discuss their memories of Arnie, and the impact he has made on their careers. Click here
BEST MEMORIES: PGATOUR.COM's columnists share their best memories of dealing with the King. Click here
FATHER AND SON: PGATOUR.COM's Brian Wacker reveals how Arnie reached out to his father, who was dying of cancer. Click here
LETTER FROM ARNIE: Helen Ross shares a note from Arnie that inspired her father in his battle against prostate cancer. Click here
INFLUENCE ON GOLF: He isn't just a golfer. He's an icon who transcended the game, created an Army and made golf cool to watch. Click here
ARNIE'S NUMBERS: His wins, margins of victory and the rest of his stats. Click here
LISTEN TO ARNIE:John Swantek from "Talk of the TOUR" on the PGA TOUR Network visits with Palmer on the occasion of his 80th birthday. Click for audio |
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