After Jose Fernandez earlier in the day, the death of golfing legend Arnold Palmer (87) capped off a spectacularly shitty Sunday in the sports world.
Known as “The King” within his sport, Palmer won seven major championships, including the Masters on four separate occasions, was one of the first inductees into the World Golf Hall of Fame awarded the PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998.
The word "iconic" is overused.
Arnold Palmer died today.
Use the word. Use it a lot.— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) September 26, 2016
Thanks Arnold for your friendship, counsel and a lot of laughs. Your philanthropy and humility are part of your legend.
— Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) September 26, 2016
(2/2) It’s hard to imagine golf without you or anyone more important to the game than the King.
— Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) September 26, 2016
Additionally, Palmer secured 62 total wins on the PGA Tour ranking fifth on the all-time list, two European Tour wins and 10 Champions Tour wins.
