Golf Channel pays respects to Arnold Palmer with touching tribute
Golf Channel’s tribute to Arnold Palmer went beyond dedicating much of Monday’s programming to memorializing The King.
Flowers and a framed picture of Palmer were placed at his reserved parking spot at Golf Channel's studios in Orlando. The network also changed its profile pics on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to an avatar that read “I am a member of Arnie’s Army.” Palmer co-founded Golf Channel in 1995.
Palmer died in Pittsburgh on Sunday at age 87.
“I think he was a huge role model and one who I and all the other golfers always looked up to,” golfer Ian Poulter said during a segment Monday morning. “It speaks volumes when you see all the tributes on social media. You see the highlight reel from everybody who has been speaking about Mr. Palmer this morning. It shows the magnitude of what he meant to the game of golf.”