Arnold Palmer: 1929-2016 (18 images)

American Arnold Palmer smiles during the Champion's Challenge ahead of the start of the144th Open Championship, St.Andrews on July 15, 2015. Photo by Hugo Philpott/UPI.

Honorary starters, from left to right, Gary Player, Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus talk on the first tee before officially starting the 2013 Masters at Augusta National on April 11, 2013 in Augusta, Georgia. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

Arnold Palmer tees off at hole #1 to start the 2015 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia on April 9, 2015. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

U.S. President Barack Obama (L) practices with a golf club after the signing ceremony for H.R. 1243, the Arnold Palmer Congressional Gold Medal Act, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on September 30, 2009. UPI/Samantha Appleton/The White House