Arnold Palmer died yesterday at the age of 87. He was hospitalized last Thursday with heart problems and apparently, his condition deteriorated over the weekend.
He was a golf icon and won seven majors in his career: The Masters in 1958, 1960, 1962, and 1964, the British Open in 1961 and 1962 and the U.S. Open in 1960. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974.
He was a part of the ‘Big Three,’ along with Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player. A lot of people credit Arnold with making golf cool.
Of course, he also contributed to culture by giving us the ‘Arnold Palmer’ a beverage mixing iced tea and lemonade.
It’s unclear how it started, but he claims it started catching on after a woman overheard him making the special order with a waitress in the late 1960s. She then told the waitress, quote, “I’ll have that Palmer drink.”
Arnold even spoofed it in a great 2010 SportsCenter commercial.
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Seriously, how can you ever be cooler than this? It's impossible. pic.twitter.com/Brl1fldCte
— Shane Bacon (@shanebacon) September 26, 2016
We are deeply saddened by the death of Arnold Palmer, golf's greatest ambassador, at age 87. pic.twitter.com/iQmGtseNN1
— USGA (@USGA) September 26, 2016