NEW YORK (AP) " The Latest on the death of Arnold Palmer (all times local):___5:40 a.m. The head of the European Tour has credited Arnold Palmer for making golf a truly international sport by playing the British Open in the early 1960s. Palmer, who won golf's oldest major in 1961 and 1962, died Sunday in Pittsburgh at the age of 87. Palmer first played the British Open in 1960, finishing runner-up in an appearance that invigorated a tournament which Americans had been ignoring for years. Palmer won seven majors, including two British Opens, in 1961 and '62.

Source: New Zealand Herald September 26, 2016 09:45 UTC