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PALMER ATTENDS PHOENIX OPEN 75TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT
January 11, 2010
Three-time Phoenix Open winner Arnold Palmer will be attending a luncheon for the 75th anniversary of the event Tuesday January 12, 2010 at the Arizona Biltmore Resort.
Palmer, who won the Open in 1961-63, will join last year's champion Kenny Perry and Golf Channel broadcaster Kraig Kann who will emcee the event.
The luncheon will focus on the history of the Phoenix Open and the host Thunderbirds.
The Open began in 1932 but was not played from 1936-38. It resumed annually in 1939, and moved from Phoenix to Scottsdale in 1987.
Palmer won the 1962 Open by 12 strokes over Jack Nicklaus and Billy Casper at the Phoenix Country Club. He took home a winner's check for $5,300. Palmer's last top-five finish at the Open was 1978.
Perry took home $1.08 million for winning the 2009 Open.
With a new sponsor, the Waste Management Phoenix Open will be played Feb. 22-28 at the TPC Scottsdale.
Posted by scurry at January 11, 2010 10:47 AM