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  When I was younger, I used to walk down a fairway and say to myself, “This is the same fairway Bobby Jones walked down,” or, “This is the hole where Gene Sarazen scored his famous double eagle.” Now when I’m on the course, I’m more inclined to reminisce about my own experiences. But beyond that, for me golf hasn’t really changed. I still have a special feeling for the game’s history and traditions. My greatest respect is reserved for men like Byron Nelson and Walter Hagen, who not only were great players but also gave everything that was in them back to the game. And I like to think that, the next time the U.S. Open is at Cherry Hills, some young golfer will tee up for the first hole and say to himself, “This is where Arnold Palmer drove the green that day in 1960 when he shot his final-round sixty-five.”

  My love for golf is enduring and unchanged.

  —Arnold Palmer with Thomas Hauser

  1994

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  Copyright © 1994, 2012 by Arnold Palmer and Thomas Hauser.

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  The essay “Reflections on the Game” is reprinted from GOLF: The Greatest Game, © United States Golf Association, 1994.

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  Cover: Associated Press | Title page: Arnold Palmer Enterprises | Photo 1: Arnold Palmer Enterprises | Photo 2: courtesy Golf Digest | Photo 3: Arnold Palmer Enterprises

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