Beloved golfing great Palmer dies at 87

Arnold Palmer factfile

Arnold Palmer

Nickname: The King

Date of Birth: Sept 10, 1929

Place of Birth: Latrobe, Pennsylvania

Date and place of death: 25 Sept 2016 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Nationality: USA

Height: 1.78 meters (5 feet 10 inches)

Weight: 84 kilograms (185 pounds)

Played professionally: 1954-2006

Career highlights: 95 titles, including 62 US PGA Tour titles

First victory: Canadian Open, Aug 20, 1955

Last victory: Senior Tour Crestar Classic September 18, 1988

Major victories:

The Masters - 4 victories (1958, 1960, 1962, 1964), 2 runner-up finishes (1961, 1965)

US Open - 1 victory (1960), 4 runner-up finishes (1962, 1963, 1966, 1967)

British Open - 2 victories (1961, 1962), 1 runner-up finish (1960)

PGA Championship - 3 runner-up finishes (1964, 1968, 1970)

Ryder Cup: 6 victories in six appearances as a player (1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1973)