WATCH: Tiger Woods pays tribute to Arnold Palmer
Tuesday 27 September 2016 09:59, UK
Tiger Woods has spoken exclusively to Sky Sports to give his reaction to the death of long-time friend and golfing icon Arnold Palmer.
Woods, who is one of five vice-captains for the US team at the Ryder Cup this week, told reporter told James Haddock of his long friendship and admiration for Palmer, who has died at the age of 87.
He said: "It's a sad period. What he did for the game of the golf he transformed it from the dark ages to the television age. His personality, his charisma, his go-for-broke attitude and the style of play - it was all perfect for TV and he led us all to where we are now.
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"Arnold and I go way back, to my first US junior that I won at Bay Hill. He gave the keynote speech that week and I got he chance to meet Arnie. Then when moving there and living there I got the chance to get to know him. We always hung out and had a good time."
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