[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13984]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       REMEMBERING ARNOLD PALMER

  (Mr. ALLEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ALLEN. Mr. Speaker, last Sunday, we said goodbye to a true 
American hero, not just in the golf world but in American life.
  Arnold Palmer was larger than life, both on and off the golf course. 
After learning to play golf at age 4, he never quit and changed the 
sport forever. The ``King,'' as he was known, had 62 victories on the 
PGA Tour, including 7 majors and 10 on the Champions Tour, not to 
mention his own signature drink that delighted the masses for 
generations.
  Mr. Speaker, I have the honor of representing the 12th District of 
Georgia and the good people who live and work there. Georgia's 12th 
Congressional District is home to the Augusta National, which hosts the 
most famous Masters tournament.
  In Augusta, we consider Arnold Palmer one of our own. He won the 
coveted green jacket four times: 1958, 1960, 1962, and 1964. He took 
the Masters and golf to a whole new level in the sports world. The 
Masters will never be the same. Like Tiger Woods said, ``It's hard to 
imagine golf without him.'' I am not sure we even want to.
  Arnie's Army mourns together. We remember the king of golf, the 
legendary Arnold Palmer.
  Arnie, you will be sorely missed.

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