Arnold Palmer

Wins

1. 1954 U.S. Amateur Country Club of Detroit · 1 up
2. 1958 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 284 (-4) · by 1 stroke from Doug Ford and Fred Hawkins
3. 1960 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 282 (-6) · by 1 stroke from Ken Venturi
4. 1960 U.S. Open Cherry Hills C.C. · 280 (-4) · by 2 strokes from Jack Nicklaus
5. 1961 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · 284 · by 1 stroke from Dai Rees
6. 1962 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 280 (-8) · won a playoff against Gary Player and Dow Finsterwald
7. 1962 The Open Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · 276 · by 6 strokes from Kel Nagle
8. 1964 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 276 (-12) · by 6 strokes from Dave Marr and Jack Nicklaus

Near misses

1. 1960 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · runner-up to Kel Nagle · 279
2. 1961 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Gary Player · 281
3. 1962 U.S. Open Oakmont C.C. · runner-up to Jack Nicklaus · playoff: 18 holes, 71–74
4. 1963 U.S. Open The Country Club · runner-up to Julius Boros · playoff: 18 holes
5. 1964 PGA Championship Columbus Country Club · runner-up to Bobby Nichols · 274
6. 1965 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Jack Nicklaus · 280
7. 1966 U.S. Open Olympic Club · runner-up to Billy Casper · playoff: 18 holes, 69–73
8. 1966 The Open Muirfield · finished T8 · 288
9. 1967 U.S. Open Baltusrol G.C. · runner-up to Jack Nicklaus
10. 1968 PGA Championship Pecan Valley Golf Club · runner-up to Julius Boros · 282
11. 1968 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · finished T10 · 297 (+9)
12. 1970 PGA Championship Southern Hills Country Club · runner-up to Dave Stockton · 281
13. 1972 The Open Muirfield · finished T7 · 286 (+2)
14. 1977 The Open Turnberry (Ailsa Course) · finished 7 · 282 (+2)

Ryder Cup

6 Cups, 32 matches: 22 won, 8 lost, 2 halved, 23 points. Foursomes 9-3-0, four-ball 7-2-0, singles 6-3-2.

1. 1961 Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club USA · USA won 14.5–9.5 · 3-0-1, 3.5 points
2. 1963 Atlanta Athletic Club (East Lake course) USA · USA won 23–9 · 4-2-0, 4 points
3. 1965 Royal Birkdale Golf Club USA · USA won 19.5–12.5 · 4-2-0, 4 points
4. 1967 Champions Golf Club USA · USA won 23.5–8.5 · 5-0-0, 5 points · automatic
5. 1971 Old Warson Country Club USA · USA won 18.5–13.5 · 4-1-1, 4.5 points
6. 1973 Muirfield USA · USA won 19–13 · 2-3-0, 2 points
7. 1963 Captain USA · won 23–9
8. 1975 Captain USA · won 21–11

Rivals

Beat him

Beaten in finals and playoffs

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Kel Nagle's rivals →

Moments

1. 1958 Masters On the par-3 12th in the final round Palmer's ball embedded; he made 5 playing it as it lay, then par with a second ball, and officials ruled the par counted.
2. 1958 Masters Sports Illustrated writer Herbert Warren Wind first used the name Amen Corner for holes 11 through 13 in his account of this tournament.
3. 1960 Masters Palmer birdied the 17th and 18th holes to beat Ken Venturi by one stroke and led alone after every round, the second wire-to-wire Masters winner after Craig Wood.
4. 1960 Masters Dow Finsterwald received a two-stroke penalty for practice putting on a green after holing out, and finished third, two strokes behind Palmer.
5. 1961 Open At the 15th (now the 16th) Palmer gouged a 6-iron from thick rough at the base of a bush 140 yards onto the green, sending a huge divot flying.
6. 1961 Open Gale-force wind hit round two and overnight storms swept away marquees, washing out Friday's 36 holes; the last two rounds were played Saturday, when Rees closed from four down with four to play to lose by one.
7. 1962 Masters Palmer birdied the 16th and 17th holes in the final round to tie Player and Finsterwald, setting up the first three-man playoff in Masters history.
8. 1962 Masters In the 18-hole Monday playoff Player led by three at the turn, but Palmer birdied the 10th and made five birdies in seven holes to shoot 68.
9. 1962 Open On sun-baked, fast-running fairways Palmer kept attacking the dangerous par-5 11th beside the railway line and posted three sub-70 rounds (69-67-69) for a record 276, six clear.
10. 1962 Open Jack Nicklaus, on his Open debut, took a 10 at the 11th and finished 34th (Golf Compendium: T32) on 305.
11. 1964 Masters Palmer led by five after 54 holes and won by six, becoming the first four-time Masters champion.
12. 1964 Masters This was Palmer's seventh and last professional major title.
13. 1961 Ryder Cup Arnold Palmer debuted 3-0-1 to lead the USA with 3.5 points, while playing captain Dai Rees went 3-1 in his final playing appearance, 24 years after his 1937 debut.
14. 1963 Ryder Cup Arnold Palmer, 34, was playing captain, the last playing captain in Ryder Cup history.
15. 1967 Ryder Cup Arnold Palmer and rookie Gardner Dickinson each won all five of their matches, the first players to go 5-0 in one Cup.
16. 1971 Ryder Cup Peter Oosterhuis beat Arnold Palmer 3 & 2 in the afternoon singles, ending Palmer's 12-match unbeaten run.

Records and firsts

1. 1955 Masters Most consecutive appearances · 50 (1955-2004)
2. 1960 Masters Wire-to-wire Masters winner: outright · led by 2 after R1, by 1 after R2 and R3; won by 1
3. 1964 Masters Wire-to-wire Masters winner: with ties · shared R1 lead with four others
4. — PGA Championship most appearances · 37 (Arnold Palmer; Jack Nicklaus)
5. — Ryder Cup USA #2 · 23 · 22-8-2, 7 apps
6. — Ryder Cup Perfect pairing · 5-0-0 (1967–1971)
7. — Ryder Cup 5-0-0 in one Cup (Gardner Dickinson (1967), Arnold Palmer (1967), Larry Nelson (1979), Francesco Molinari (2018), Dustin Johnson (2021))
8. 1963 Ryder Cup Youngest captain · 34y 31d