The Age of Palmer: Pro golf in the 1960s, its greatest era Hand Patrick
In late November 1964-seven months after Arnold Palmer won his fourth Masters title on an idyllic spring day with 40,000 patrons in attendance at Augusta National-he and Jack Nicklaus played 36 holes…
Specifikacia The Age of Palmer: Pro golf in the 1960s, its greatest era Hand Patrick
In late November 1964-seven months after Arnold Palmer won his fourth Masters title on an idyllic spring day with 40,000 patrons in attendance at Augusta National-he and Jack Nicklaus played 36 holes in a cold rain before a smattering of fans in Lafayette, Louisiana. For Palmer and Nicklaus, the stakes at the backwater Cajun Classic could not have been higher. It was the last PGA Tour event of the season, and Palmer led Nicklaus by a mere $318.87. Long before there was such a thing as Official World Golf Rankings and the FedEx Cup, next to major championships, the money title was that most coveted.The decade of the 1960s was pro golf's Golden Era. The game came of age through the infusion of television and endorsement dollars that made pro golf's Big Three--Palmer, Nicklaus, and Gary Player-wealthy beyond the wildest dreams of Sam Snead, Ben Hogan, and Byron Nelson.