There have been a few others. I would have loved to have won an Open at Pebble Beach, which I thought I was going to do. And I suppose if there's one thing missing from my career, it's the PGA Championship. I had my chances but it never happened. If I could crank it up for one more week and go out and win one, that would be nice. But I know that's out of the question.
Why are you smiling like that?
At least, I think it's out of the question.
The Palmer file
Born: Sept. 10, 1929, in Latrobe, Pa.
Residence: Latrobe and Orlando
Height: 5-foot-10 Weight: 185
Family: Wife, Winifred; daughters Peggy, Amy; six grandchildren
College: Wake Forest
Turned professional: 1954
PGA Tour victories: 60
1955 - Canadian Open
1956 - Insurance City, Eastern
1957 - Houston, Azalea, Rubber City, San Diego
1958 - St. Petersburg, Masters, Pepsi Golf
1959 - Thunderbird Inv., Oklahoma City, West Palm Beach
1960 - Palm Springs Cl., Texas Open, Baton Rouge, Pensacola, Masters, U.S. Open, Insurance City, Mobile Sertoma
1961 - San Diego, Phoenix, Baton Rouge, Texas, Western, British Open
1962 - Palm Springs Cl., Phoenix, Masters, Texas, Tournament of Ch., Colonial National, American Golf Cl., British Open
1963 - L.A., Phoenix, Pensacola, Thunderbird, Cleveland, Western, Philadelphia
1964 - Masters, Oklahoma City
1965 - Tournament of Ch.
1966 - Los Angeles, Tournament of Ch., Houston Ch. Int'l
1967 - Los Angeles, Tucson, American Golf Cl., Thunderbird Cl.
1968 - Hope Desert Cl., Kemper
1969 - Heritage, Danny Thomas Diplomat
1971 - Hope Desert Cl., Citrus, Westchester
1973 - Hope Desert Cl.
Senior PGA Tour victories: 10
1980 - PGA Srs.
1981 - U.S. Sr. Open
1982 - Marlboro Cl., Denver Post Ch.
1983 - Boca Grove Cl.
1984 - PGA Srs., Sr. Tournament Players Ch., Quadel Cl.
1985 - Sr. Tournament Players Ch.
1988 - Crestar Cl.
Ryder Cup teams and records:
1961 - 3-0-1; 1963 - 4-2-0; 1965 - 4-2-0; 1967 - 5-0-0; 1971 - 4-1-1; 1973 - 2-3-0.
Totals: 22-8-2.
Other: U.S. Amateur, 1954; PGA Player of the Year, 1960, 1962; Vardon Trophy winner, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1967; Ryder Cup captain, 1963, 1975; Presidents Cup captain, 1996.
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