Q 01/05

Arnold Palmer grew up in which Pennsylvania steel town?

A) Johnstown

B) Latrobe

C) Altoona

D) Bethlehem

Answer · why

B) Latrobe

Latrobe Country Club, where his father was greenskeeper and pro, let young Arnold on the course only when members were away. In 1971 he bought the clu...

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

Wake Forest drew him because his friend Bud Worsham played there. When Worsham died in a car crash, a distraught Palmer quit school and enlisted.

Q 03/05

In which branch of the US military did Palmer serve for three years?

A) Army

B) Marine Corps

C) Air Force

D) Coast Guard

Answer · why

D) Coast Guard

Coast Guard duty in Cleveland left his weekends free for tournaments. Palmer later said the three years matured him and had a lot to do with his succe...

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

U.S. Amateur glory was a class upset: the greenskeeper's son beat Robert Sweeny, a millionaire socialite and former British Amateur champion, 1 up in ...

Q 05/05

What job did Palmer give up in 1954, shortly before turning professional?

A) Selling insurance

B) Selling paint

C) Teaching golf

D) Selling cars

Answer · why

B) Selling paint

Selling paint ended for good that autumn. At his next tournament he met Winnie Walzer on a Tuesday and asked her to marry him that Saturday.