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ORLANDO, FL – MARCH 25: Tiger Woods of the United States is presented with the trophy by Arnold Palmer of the United States, the win meant he re-gained the World’s number one position after the final round of the 2013 Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by Mastercard at Bay Hill Golf and Country Club on March 25, 2013 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)
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ORLANDO, FL – MARCH 25: Tiger Woods of the United States is presented with the trophy by Arnold Palmer of the United States, the win meant he re-gained the World’s number one position after the final round of the 2013 Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by Mastercard at Bay Hill Golf and Country Club on March 25, 2013 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)
15-time Major Champion Tiger Woods is probably one of the most prominent faces in the sport of golf. He is regarded as probably the greatest professional, along with the likes of Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer. Woods and Arnold Palmer had a strong yet special bond with each other.
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Palmer once shared a beautiful story including Woods, Nicklaus, as well as himself. He revealed the time when Nicklaus made an incredible prediction regarding Woods.
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MAMARONECK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 18: Tiger Woods of the United States tosses his gum in frustration prior to playing his second shot on the 18th hole during the second round of the 120th U.S. Open Championship on September 18, 2020, at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
In the piece in TIME from 2016, per the words of Arnold Palmer, “Jack Nicklaus and I played a Masters practice round with Tiger in 1996; that’s when Jack made his famous declaration that he had just played with a kid who was going to win more Masters than him and me combined (10).”
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It is quite incredible how Nicklaus predicted such an amazing thing after meeting Tiger once. And furthermore, it’s quite amazing how Woods was able to keep up with the prophecy and win several green jackets as well as, other major championships.
Arnold Palmer shares when he first met Tiger Woods
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In the same piece The King shed light on the time he first met Tiger Woods. At that point, he liked who he met, but it is unknown if he knew that he had met a future champion who would achieve incredible laurels in his career.
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387831 01: Professional golfer Tiger Woods and his father Earl Woods arrive at a press conference April 14, 2001 at the Coca-Cola Tiger Woods Foundation Junior Golf Clinic at the El Dorado Park Golf Course in Long Beach, CA. (Photo by Chris Weeks/Liaison)
“I first met Tiger Woods in 1991 when the U.S. Junior Amateur championship was held at my Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, and I liked the kid and his father, Earl, right away.”
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Were you aware of when Palmer met Woods for the first time?
