USPS to Unveil Arnold Palmer Forever Stamp at AP Invitational
1/16/2020 12:20:00 PM | General, Men's Golf
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Postal Service will dedicate a stamp honoring legendary Wake Forest golfer and PGA Champion Arnold Palmer (1929–2016).
The Arnold Palmer stamp is being issued as a Forever stamp, which will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail 1-ounce price. Since 1847, the Postal Service stamp program has celebrated the people, events and cultural milestones unique to the history of the United States.
While at Wake Forest, Palmer became the No. 1 man on the Demon Deacon golf team and one of the leading collegiate players of that time. He captured both the 1949 and 1950 Southern Conference and NCAA individual titles and led his team to three Southern Conference championships. The campus has the Arnold Palmer Golf Complex and an Arnold Palmer dorm. A statue honoring Palmer is located at the Arnold Palmer Golf Complex on campus. Wake Forest's male student-athlete of the year receives the Arnold Palmer Award. An Arnold Palmer Scholarship has benefitted dozens of Demon Deacon golfers.
Palmer achieved international acclaim when he won the 1961 and 1962 Open Championships. At Royal Birkdale in 1961, Palmer posted a one-shot win to become the first American to earn the Claret Jug since Ben Hogan in 1953. He set Open Championship records during his 1962 victory at Old Troon with a third round 67 and a total score of 276.
He was the PGA Tour leading money-winner in 1958, 1960, 1964 and 1967. He won the Vardon Trophy in 1961, 1962, 1964 and 1967. Palmer was a member of the Ryder Cup team in 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1971 and 1973 and captained the squad in 1963 and 1975. Palmer had outstanding success on the Senior PGA Tour as well, winning the PGA Seniors Championship in 1980 and 1984 and the U.S. Senior Open in 1981. He also won Senior Majors with victories in Senior Tournament Players Championship in 1984 and 1985.
The stamp dedication ceremony will be at the Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by Mastercard on Wednesday, March 4, and is open to ticketholders. News of the stamp is being shared with the hashtag #ArnoldPalmerForever.
For more information, visit www.usps.com/arnoldpalmer.
The Arnold Palmer stamp is being issued as a Forever stamp, which will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail 1-ounce price. Since 1847, the Postal Service stamp program has celebrated the people, events and cultural milestones unique to the history of the United States.
While at Wake Forest, Palmer became the No. 1 man on the Demon Deacon golf team and one of the leading collegiate players of that time. He captured both the 1949 and 1950 Southern Conference and NCAA individual titles and led his team to three Southern Conference championships. The campus has the Arnold Palmer Golf Complex and an Arnold Palmer dorm. A statue honoring Palmer is located at the Arnold Palmer Golf Complex on campus. Wake Forest's male student-athlete of the year receives the Arnold Palmer Award. An Arnold Palmer Scholarship has benefitted dozens of Demon Deacon golfers.
Palmer achieved international acclaim when he won the 1961 and 1962 Open Championships. At Royal Birkdale in 1961, Palmer posted a one-shot win to become the first American to earn the Claret Jug since Ben Hogan in 1953. He set Open Championship records during his 1962 victory at Old Troon with a third round 67 and a total score of 276.
He was the PGA Tour leading money-winner in 1958, 1960, 1964 and 1967. He won the Vardon Trophy in 1961, 1962, 1964 and 1967. Palmer was a member of the Ryder Cup team in 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1971 and 1973 and captained the squad in 1963 and 1975. Palmer had outstanding success on the Senior PGA Tour as well, winning the PGA Seniors Championship in 1980 and 1984 and the U.S. Senior Open in 1981. He also won Senior Majors with victories in Senior Tournament Players Championship in 1984 and 1985.
The stamp dedication ceremony will be at the Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by Mastercard on Wednesday, March 4, and is open to ticketholders. News of the stamp is being shared with the hashtag #ArnoldPalmerForever.
For more information, visit www.usps.com/arnoldpalmer.
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