How the Arnold Palmer career timeline game works

These cards trace Arnold Palmer's life in golf, from his amateur breakthrough through his major wins and Ryder Cups to the honors that came after he stopped contending. Each card has a short hint beneath it, and you sort them by year. One moment starts on the timeline with its year visible. Drop each new card into a gap; get it right and the year is revealed, get it wrong and the card still moves into place but takes one of three lives.

Palmer's best stretch was short and intense, so his majors crowd together and the hints decide everything. The near-misses matter as much as the wins, since a famous collapse sits among the victories. Team events and ceremonial honors spread out over a long period afterward, and judging the distance between them is where most mistakes happen.

Want a longer game? On the deck tree you can tick this deck alongside any other one measured in release years and dates, and they shuffle into a single timeline together.

What's in the deck

Here are 26 of the 26 cards you might be dealt. Their values stay hidden until you place them.

Won the U.S. Amateur at Detroit Captured the national amateur title as a young unknown
Turned professional Traded amateur status for a shot at the pro tour
Won his first PGA Tour title at the Canadian Open Broke through for a maiden professional victory
Won his first Masters at Augusta Slipped on a first green jacket
Charged past Ken Venturi to win the Masters Birdied the last two holes for a second green jacket
Won the U.S. Open with a final-round charge at Cherry Hills Roared from seven back with a closing 65
Was named PGA Player of the Year Honored as the game's top player in a banner season
Won the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale Helped revive American interest in the British major
Won the Vardon Trophy for the season's lowest scoring average Earned the award for the year's best scoring
Won the Open Championship at Troon Ran away with a second straight Claret Jug
Won a Masters playoff over Player and Finsterwald Prevailed in an 18-hole playoff for a third green jacket
Captained the U.S. Ryder Cup team for the first time Led the American side as playing captain
Won a fourth Masters green jacket at Augusta Claimed a record fourth Masters title
Squandered a late lead at the U.S. Open at Olympic Lost a seven-shot back-nine lead and a playoff to Billy Casper
Became golf's first million-dollar career earner Reached a landmark in tournament winnings
Won his final PGA Tour title at the Bob Hope Classic Captured a last regular Tour victory
Captained the U.S. Ryder Cup team a second time Led the Americans again in the biennial match
Hosted the first tournament at Bay Hill Brought a PGA Tour event to his Orlando club
Won the PGA Seniors' Championship Won an early senior major as the tour took off
Won the U.S. Senior Open Captured a national senior championship
Won the Senior Players Championship Added another senior major to his tally
Co-founded The Golf Channel Helped launch a network devoted entirely to the game
Played in his final Masters as a competitor Made a farewell competitive appearance at Augusta
Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom Honored with the nation's highest civilian award
Became the Masters honorary starter Began hitting the ceremonial opening tee shot at Augusta
Received the Congressional Gold Medal Recognized by Congress for his impact on and off the course