PERSON
GolfArnold Palmer
🇺🇸 United States • 1929–2016 (age 87)
American golfer. 7 majors; brought television-era popularity to the game. "The King."
- Nationality
- US
Records
3 metrics · 3 records
Career Prize Money
1 recordWhat countsOfficial tour prize money only (excludes endorsements; LIV-era totals frozen — see record notes).
- 2026Career PGA Tour earnings; nominal.$1.9Msrc
Major Championship Wins
1 recordWhat countsCareer wins in the four men's major championships (Masters, PGA Championship, U.S. Open, The Open).
- 1964Apr 12, 19647countsrc
PGA Tour Wins
1 recordWhat countsCareer official PGA Tour victories — majors count; Champions Tour and non-PGA tours don't.
- 1973Dec 31, 197362countsrc
Sources
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