Ben Hogan
1964 Arnold Palmer Wire Photo
as a 16 Year Old Jr. Amateur
Well, this is certainly the earliest photograph of Arnold Palmer that we've ever
offered.
Presented here is a scarce original
wire photograph of a 16 year old "lad" (as the news service refers to him) named
Arnold Palmer. The baby faced Palmer is photographed here at the 1946 William
Randolf Hearst Junior Golf Tournament. Simply amazing!
The photograph measures 6 1/2" x 8
1/2". Photo contains some creasing, but still displays well. Reverse of photo
contains some incredible original wire service names and stamps. It should be
noted that while the wire service text on back says that Palmer is 17 in this
photo, Palmer was born on September 10 and technically wouldn't turn 17 until
nineteen days after this photo was taken on August 21, 1946.