Word: arnolds
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Many another kid has had such a dream ?but to Palmer it was no fancy. "Except for Bobby Jones," says a friend, "Arnie never idolized any golfer. I think he figured he'd beat them all some day." Step by step, his father carefully laid the foundations for Arnold's game. The Deacon drilled his son endlessly on his stroke ("Left arm straight, right arm close, hands tight on the club"), brushed off criticism that the boy's swing was too violent ("When he gets older, he'll balance himself better"). In the process, Palmer absorbed from his father...
...Amateur. Playing in the finals against onetime British Amateur Champion Bob Sweeny, Palmer rolled a soft, putt dead just three inches from the pin on the 36th green for the shot that won the match. At long last, the childhood fancy was fact: the announcers were saying that Arnold Palmer of Latrobe, Pa. was the new U.S. Amateur champion...
...four-iron for his second shot while his rivals are flailing away with their woods. In addition, says his friend Dow Finsterwald, this season "the best part of Palmer's game is his putting." Palmer's putting form is still a matter of argument between himself and his father. Arnold Palmer favors a wrist motion, the Deacon a pendulum-like arm stroke ("Pap's theory requires more nerves than I have," says Palmer). But whatever the merits of his style, Palmer has acquired the confidence necessary to a top putter. Says Finsterwald: "When Palmer addresses...
...Arnold and Winnie Palmer usually make the circuit with Peggy, 4, and Amy, 20 months, although Palmer sometimes pilots a rented plane to a tournament. At night Palmer plays bridge that is as bold and bad as his golf is bold and good, dozes contentedly before TV horse operas. Says Finsterwald: "He'll watch anything with manure in it." So close do the family relationships become that Peggy Palmer, watching Finsterwald on television when he blew a crucial putt during the Masters, almost burst into tears: "Poor Uncle...
...basis of his record so far this year, Arnold Palmer seems certain to Dreak Ted Kroll's record tournament earnings of $72,835.83 in 1956. In addition, gets a minimum of $1,000 an appearance for a golf clinic, a $5,000 salary from the Laurel Valley Golf Club in Ligonier, Pa., up to $2,500 for a TV appearance. Wilson Sporting Goods Co. pays him some $6,500 a year for using its clubs, throws in a bonus of as much as $3,500 when he wins a major tournament...