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In addition to Palmer's impressive list of awards, he was bestowed the honor of kicking off the [[Masters Tournament]] beginning in [[2007 Masters Tournament|2007]]. From 2007 to [[2009 Masters Tournament|2009]], Palmer was the sole honorary starter. In [[2010 Masters Tournament|2010]], longtime friend and competitor [[Jack Nicklaus]] was appointed by Augusta National to join Palmer.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/golf/masters/2009-08-31-nicklaus-starter_N.htm |date=August 31, 2009 |title=Nicklaus to join Palmer as honorary starter at Masters |access-date=May 11, 2012 |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> In [[2012 Masters Tournament|2012]], golf's The Big Three reunited as South African golfer [[Gary Player]] joined for the ceremonial tee shots as honorary starters for the 76th playing of the Masters Tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.masters.com/en_US/news/articles/2011-07-05/201107051309873298589.html |title=Player to Join Palmer, Nicklaus as Honorary Starter at 2012 Masters |publisher=Masters.com |first=Thomas |last=Bonk |date=July 5, 2011 |access-date=May 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711044217/http://www.masters.com/en_US/news/articles/2011-07-05/201107051309873298589.html |archive-date=July 11, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In describing the effect that Palmer had on the sport, biographer [[James Dodson (author)|James Dodson]] stated:
{{blockquote|We loved him with a mythic American joy{{nbsp}}... He represented everything that is great about golf. The friendship, the fellowship, the laughter, the impossibility of golf, the sudden rapture moment that brings you back, a moment that you never forget, that's Arnold Palmer in spades. He's the defining figure in golf.<ref name=golfweek/>|author=|title=|source=}}On October 19, 2024, at a rally in Pennsylvania, [[Donald Trump]], the 2024 Republican presidential candidate, praised both the [[Human penis size|size]] of Palmer's genitalia and his manhood: "When [Arnold] took the showers with other pros, they came out of there. They said, 'Oh my God. That’s unbelievable.' I had to say... they used to look at Arnold as a man."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gold |first=Michael |date=October 19, 2024 |title=At a Pennsylvania Rally, Trump Descends to New Levels of Vulgarity |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/19/us/politics/trump-vulgarity-pennsylvania-rally.html |access-date=October 21, 2024 |website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> Arnold's daughter responded, stating, “There’s nothing much to say. I'm not really upset. I think it was a poor choice of approaches to remembering my father, but what are you going to do?"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kinnard |first=Meg |date=2024-10-20 |title=Arnold Palmer's daughter reacts to Donald Trump's references to her father |url=https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-arnold-palmer-rally-comments-dde882b5841a7f5ed7ffd0f306ddf732 |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=[[Associated Press]] |language=en}}</ref>
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