Full name Arnold Daniel Palmer Nickname The King Born September 10, 1929 (1929-09-10) (age 81) Latrobe, Pennsylvania Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Nationality  United States Residence Latrobe, Pennsylvania Orlando, Florida Career College Wake Forest University Turned professional 1954 Former tour(s) PGA Tour Champions Tour Professional wins 94 Number of wins by tour PGA Tour 62 (5th all time) Champions Tour 10 Best results in Major Championships (Wins: 7) Masters Tournament Won: 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964 U.S. Open Won: 1960 The Open Championship Won: 1961, 1962 PGA Championship T2: 1964, 1968, 1970 Achievements and awards World Golf Hall of Fame 1974 (member page) PGA Tour leading money winner 1958, 1960, 1962, 1963 PGA Player of the Year 1960, 1962 Vardon Trophy 1961, 1962, 1964, 1967 Bob Jones Award 1971 Old Tom Morris Award 1983 PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award 1998 Payne Stewart Award 2000 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year 1960 Arnold Daniel Palmer (born September 10, 1929) is an American golfer who is generally regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of men's professional golf. He has won numerous events on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour, dating back to 1955. Nicknamed "The King," he is one of golf's most popular stars and its most important trailblazer because he was the first star of the sport's television age, which began in the 1950s. He is part of "The Big Three" in golf along with Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player who are widely credited with popularizing and commercialising the sport around the world..