By Shaili Chopra
He was part of golf’s trinity. The demigods of the game. Arnold Palmer, Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus are golf’s greatest golfers who came together for a ceremonial tee off at The Masters every year. I was fortunate to meet Palmer at his summer Latrobe in Pittsburg. We lunched at the Arnold Palmer club, sipping an Arnold Palmer while Palmer himself was lunching at the next table. Could I say he was partly surreal, partly exhilarating. The winner of seven major championships, the one who donned the green jacket, whose name launched many brands including the eponymous lemonade – It’s one thing to see him do the ceremonial tee-off with Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus at the Augusta Masters and totally different to spend a day with him.
“It’s a Big Loss for the Game to lose ‘The King’. He was the first real superstar of Golf,” says golfer Chiragh Kumar. “He made a big impact on changing the perception of the game. With 7 Majors and 62 PGA Tour wins (please check) he was definitely one of the greatest. Will miss his inaugural tee off at the Masters which I use to stay up to watch!”
I bet if we could talk to Mr Palmer right now he'd say Augusta National don't have anything on these courses in heaven! #arnoldpalmer
— Justin Martin (@friar_martin_dc) September 26, 2016
It pains me to draw two of these today. My tribute art to one of the greatest golfers. #RIP #ArnoldPalmer LINK: https://t.co/yoKqXMpXT7 pic.twitter.com/tgkhj4bClE
— S. Preston (@PootPoot) September 26, 2016
King Says Good Bye: Golf’s most loved player #ArnoldPalmer dies – Here's my interview at his home in Latrobe 2014 https://t.co/wByrbQkVmS
— Shaili Chopra (@shailichopra) September 26, 2016
There will be iced tea and lemonade in my glass tonight, raised high to #ArnoldPalmer.
— Katherine Cook (@KCookKGW) September 26, 2016
- In this article
- arnold palmer dies
- arnold palmer on asia
- golf in india