On This Day
 1966 -- Mike Reasor, Palmer’s caddie during the ill-fated collapse at
the recent U.S. Open, tells reporters that a banned movie camera was
distracting Palmer and cost him a crucial bogey that might have altered
the ending. “There wouldn’t have been any need for a playoff if the
Open officials had been on the ball,” he said. “Movie cameras were
supposed to be banned from the Olympic. But a movie camera in the crowd
on the 8th hole cost Palmer a bogey during the third round. It caused
him to blast out of a trap 15 feet past the hole. He told me, ‘That
movie camera is driving me nuts. I can’t get set.’ But he never complained about it to an official.”
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What is AP Experience?
The Experience section of ArnoldPalmer.com is more than a website. It's
an interactive museum.
Researchers can read the scores of every round
Palmer's ever shot in competitive play. Fans can study Palmer's contributions to
aviation history -- he set a 1976 speed record by flying around the world in
just 58 hours. They can spend time with the old master in his workshop. They can
get swing tips, advise on how to sink pressure putts, straighten out a slice,
and grill a tasty ribeye on the backyard barbecue. The AP Experience takes a
lifetime of published Palmer stories, photographs and facts and distills them
into a searchable website that will let amateur biographers and fans delve into
the Arnold Palmer that interests them the most.
What's New
PRESIDENT DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER INDUCTED INTO WORLD GOLF HALL OF FAME
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Former U.S. President Dwight D Eisenhower has been voted into the World Golf Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2009. Eisenhower was selected in the Lifetime Achievement Category for his genuine love for the sport of golf and his role in popularizing the game after the second world war. He will become the first President to enter the Hall when he is inducted posthumously on Nov. 2 at the World Golf Village in St Augustine, Florida.
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Featured Exhibit
1960 U.S. Open at Cherry Hills
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Timeline
For a complete day-by-day account of Arnold's life view the Timeline.
19th Hole
I'll have an "Arnold Palmer" please!
If you don't already know that's half
parts lemonade & iced tea. Or maybe a fine glass of Arnold Palmer Wine is
your cup of tea.
Visit the 19th Hole
Exhibits
A key feature of the experience will be the exhibits that highlight
significant aspects of Palmer's legendary life.
We begin our exhibits with
Palmer's Aces.
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