This Day in Golf--July 25

For someone noted for being the first millionaire in PGA Tour history, Arnold Palmer didn't play in the big money era and thus won money in what today would be thought of as dribs and drabs. Just a couple years before his final tour victory in 1973, however, he won a substantial amount for his day. On this date in 1971, Palmer shot a 68 and won the Westchester Classic and what then was being touted as a mammoth amount of money: $50,000. Arnie shot rounds of 64-70–68–68—270.