This Day in Arnold Palmer History: March 8

On this date in 1956, it was one of Arnold Palmer’s least memorable days in golf when he shot a 78 in the first round of the Pensacola Open. Outside of the 79 he was to shoot a few weeks later in the final round of the Masters, it was his worst round of the year. After shooting 66 and 73 in the next two rounds for a 217 score, he withdrew.