Golf: Money for the Meek

"I guess you all know the fellow on my right," said the TV announcer, and —sure enough—the man with the California tan and the strychnic smile was Arnold Palmer, 34, the No. 1 money-winner in golf. In nine seasons on the pro tour, Palmer had pocketed $473,008. But there it was, the final round of the Palm Springs Golf Classic, with $50,000 up for grabs, and Arnie had finished early, shooting three over par with the rest of the also-rans. Now he was lounging around the 18th green with a microphone in his...

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