What is Arnold Palmer?
[[File:Arnold Palmer (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|180px|Palmer in September 2009]] '''Arnold Daniel Palmer''' (September 10, 1929 &ndash; September 25, 2016) was an [[Americans|American]] [[professional]] [[golf]]er. He won many events in [[Professional Golf Association|PGA]] and [[PGA Champions Tour|Champions Tours]]<ref name=pgat/> dating back to 1955. These included winning the [[Masters Tournament]], the [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]], and [[The Open Championship]]. Palmer was born in [[Latrobe, Pennsylvania]].<ref name=pgat>{{cite web|url=http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.01910.arnold-palmer.html|title=Arnold Palmer Official profile |publisher=PGATour.com|access-date=22 December 2012}}</ref> He studied at [[Wake Forest College]]. Palmer died at a hospital in [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]] on September 25, 2016, aged 87.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/arnold-palmer-dies-87-made-golf-popular-masses-013046336--golf.html | title=Arnold Palmer dies at 87, made golf popular for masses | date=September 25, 2016 | access-date=September 25, 2016 | author=Doug Ferguson }}{{Dead link|date=September 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He died from complications of heart problems while awaiting for heart surgery.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/report-arnold-palmers-death-due-heart-complications |title=Report: Arnold Palmer's Death Due to Heart Complications |publisher=Golf.com |date=September 26, 2016}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{multistub|US-bio|sports-bio}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Palmer, Arnold}} [[Category:1929 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:American golfers]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Pennsylvania]] [[Category:People from Latrobe, Pennsylvania]]