By the numbers: Arnold Palmer's legendary golf career
Regarded as the most popular golfer of all time, Arnold Palmer - who died Sunday at 87 - was also a legend in his own right with the clubs.
Here's a look at several of his career achievements by the numbers.
95 - Professional golf wins
62 - PGA Tour wins (fifth-most all time)
7 - Major tournament victories: four Masters Tournaments (1958, 1960, 1962, 1964), two Open Championships (1961, 1962), one U.S. Open (1960)
$1,861,857 - Money earned in 734 PGA Tour career starts over 53 years
Most Consecutive Years with PGA TOUR Win: Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus: 17 each pic.twitter.com/QON253fAUC
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2 - PGA Player of the Year Awards (1960, 1962)
4 - Years as the PGA Tour's leading money-winner (1958, 1960, 1962, 1963)
4 - Vardon Trophies for lowest scoring average (1961, 1962, 1964, 1967)
6 - Ryder Cup appearances (1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1971,1973)
50 - Consecutive appearances at the Masters (ending in 2004)
Arnold Palmer's 1st PGA Tour win actually came at the Canadian Open on Aug 20, 1955 at Weston Golf & Country Club- then just outside Toronto
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1974 - Became inaugural member of the World Golf Hall of Fame
1998 - Received PGA Lifetime Achievement Award
2004 - Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
2009 - Awarded the Congressional Gold Medal
87 - Years lived by one of the greatest figures in sports history
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