90th
A full day of celebrations for Arnie’s 90th
Ho noring Arnold Palmer’s birth at 7am on September 10th, 1929, in Latrobe, Penn., the day began with a ceremonial 7am tee shot at Palmer’s homes at Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando and at Latrobe Country Club. Others joined in, including a special guest at Walt Disney World—Goofy. GOLF Channel featured Palmer programming throughout the day, including its own excellent ARNIE documentary series. The PGA TOUR, Mastercard, AriZona Beverages and others offered messages online, as did Annika Sorenstam, NBA player Chris Paul, and the USGA, among others. SiriusXM continued its “Palmer minutes” narrated by Jim Nantz, sharing moments from Arnie’s life. And, as darkness fell, celebratory lights came on at The Wheel in Orlando, a 400’ tall Ferris wheel lit in Palmer’s official colors, and at an Umbrella Project! event with Pilobolus dance company at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe. After special birthday dinners at Arnie’s home clubs were served, toasts of Ketel One were raised, and a special Palmer “90th” wine was poured, a full day of celebrations came to an end with the crowning moment when the Empire State Building was lit for the Arnold & Winnie Palmer Foundation, and the city that never sleeps spent the night bathed in the colors of a legend. A fitting day of tributes for an incredible individual.