Rookie of the Year award renamed after Arnold Palmer by PGA
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The PGA Tour's Rookie of the Year honour has been renamed after the late Arnold Palmer, one of golf's greatest players whose immense popularity drew a legion of fans to the game. The Arnold Palmer Award will be presented to the circuit's most outstanding rookie, as voted on by the Tour's membership.
"Arnold Palmer was golf's greatest ambassador with his go-for-broke style of play, his charitable endeavours and his true passion and respect for the game and its fans,” PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan said in a statement on Monday. "A thumbs up, a wink, a carefully signed autograph, a thank you – simple gestures like these passed on by Mr Palmer to countless young players helped shape their character, on and off the golf course.
"The Arnold Palmer Award will now reflect those contributions in honouring the Tour's most outstanding rookie." Palmer, whose immense popularity drew a legion of fans to the game at the dawn of the age of televised sport, died in September 2016 of heart complications aged 87.
He still ranks fifth on the PGA Tour list of all-time tournament wins with 62, including seven major championships.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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