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Arnold Palmer was the kind of man who made an impression – folks in the industry remember their 1st encounters with The King.
In the Arnold Palmer documentaries that have aired on Golf Channel, people often recall when they met Palmer. He was the kind of man who made a strong first impression. As these recollections show, his reach was broad and his impact on the game of golf simply enormous.
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It’s a week of memories and nostalgia at the 2017 Arnold Palmer Invitational, the first year or Arnie’s event without him.
I wondered when PGA Tour pros, and those involved in this year’s tournament, LPGA legend Annika Sorenstam and even his agent, Alastair Johnston, CEO of Arnold Palmer Enterprises recalled about their first encounters.
When did they first meet him? What did they think? How did that meeting effect them? What did that meeting reveal about Arnold Palmer, the man? About The King’s legacy to the game of golf?
Some of them answered this week on site at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and some answers were culled from interview archives.
Each one is slightly different. Taken together they trace the variety of ways Palmer met thousands of golf professionals and the impact of those first encounters on careers and lives. In much the same way, The King also met and impacted millions of fans over the years.