Q 01/05

Arnold Palmer was born in which Pennsylvania steel town?

A) Johnstown

B) Latrobe

C) Altoona

D) Bethlehem

Answer · why

B) Latrobe

His father Deacon was head professional and greenskeeper at the local country club, which Palmer bought outright in 1971.

Q 02/05

Palmer attended which college on a golf scholarship?

A) Georgia Tech

B) Ohio State

C) Wake Forest

D) Penn State

Answer · why

C) Wake Forest

He left after the death of his close friend Bud Worsham and returned to finish his college golf career after military service.

Q 03/05

In which branch of the US military did Palmer serve from 1951 to 1954?

A) Army

B) Marine Corps

C) Navy

D) Coast Guard

Answer · why

D) Coast Guard

While stationed at Cape May, New Jersey, he built a nine-hole course to keep his game sharp.

Q 04/05

Which 1954 title did Palmer call 'the turning point in my life' before turning pro?

A) NCAA Championship

B) Western Amateur

C) U.S. Amateur

D) British Amateur

Answer · why

C) U.S. Amateur

He won it in Detroit, quit his job selling paint and announced on November 17 that he was turning professional.

Q 05/05

What job did Palmer quit in 1954 before playing the Waite Memorial?

A) Selling insurance

B) Selling paint

C) Teaching golf

D) Selling cars

Answer · why

B) Selling paint

He then played the Waite Memorial in Shawnee-on-Delaware, where he met his future wife Winifred Walzer.