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The game has such a hold on golfers because they compete not only against an opponent, but also against the course, against par, and most surely- against themselves.

Arnold Palmer

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Arnold Palmer
Age: 87 †
Born: 1929
Born: September 10
Died: 2016
Died: September 25
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Arnold Daniel Palmer
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