Arnold Palmer
Born September 10, 1929, Latrobe, Pennsylvania · Died September 25, 2016, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Loyalhanna Lodge No. 275, Latrobe, Pennsylvania
Golf’s “King,” a lifelong member of his hometown lodge in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.
Golf's "King," a lifelong member of his hometown lodge in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.
Sources
- https://scottishriteboston.org/famous-freemasons/famous-freemason-from-history-arnold-palmer/
- https://themagpiemason.blogspot.com/2016/09/arnold-palmer-1929-2016.html
- Portrait image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:YN3ArnoldPalmer.jpg (Public domain)
Life & Masonic Timeline
September 10, 1929
Born — Latrobe, Pennsylvania
1954
Age 25
Won the U.S. Amateur
1958
Age 29
Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason — Loyalhanna Lodge No. 275, Latrobe, Pennsylvania
1958
Age 29
Won his first Masters Tournament
1960
Age 31
Won the Masters and U.S. Open
1961
Age 32
Won the first of two British Opens
2004
Age 75
Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom
2009
Age 80
Awarded the Congressional Gold Medal
September 25, 2016
Age 87
Died — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Unknown
Initiated an Entered Apprentice in Loyalhanna Lodge No. 275, Latrobe, Pennsylvania
Unknown
Passed to the Degree of Fellowcraft
U.S. Coast Guard, via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · Source