The Arnold Palmer plaque



On the tee box of hole number eighteen we have a plaque that reminds golfers of the ups and downs of the game.  No matter how bad your round is going you can always finish better then the 1961 PGA Golfer of the Year, Arnold Palmer.

It reads:

The first day of the 35th L.A. Open Arnold Palmer, voted Golfer of the Year, took a 12 on this hole.  As an inspiration to all golfers the L.A. Jr. Chamber of Commerce dedicated this monument.

Palmer hit a fine drive.  He sliced his next 2 shots into the driving range, then hooked two more onto Patricia Ave.  Hit the green with his sixth shot and two putted.  Eight strokes plus four penalties add up to 12.