Pews at the basilica on the Saint Vincent College campus in Latrobe, Pa., were crowded Tuesday with a who's who of golf royalty, as the sport's tightknit community bid farewell to its King.
The hometown memorial service for Arnold Palmer included laughs and memories, prayers, tears and testimonials from, among others, fellow World Golf Hall of Famers Jack Nicklaus and Annika Sorenstam, as well as CBS golf announcer Jim Nantz, outgoing PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem and an emotional Sam Saunders, himself a PGA Tour pro now who knew Palmer not as a celebrity but as his grandfather affectionately called "Dumpy.