Sam Saunders doesn’t want to trade on his grandfather’s name, but it was hard for Arnold Palmer’s grandson to not live directly in the spotlight this week at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Saunders delivered a touching eulogy of Palmer at his funeral service last October, and he represented the Palmer family inside the ropes at […]
Sam Saunders leads Genesis Open 50 years after grandfather Palmer won it
February 18, 2017 by
Fifty years ago, Arnold Palmer won the Los Angeles Open for the third and final time in his career. He bested Gay Brewer by five shots and picked up a $ 20,000 winner’s check for his second consecutive win in the tournament. On Thursday, Palmer’s grandson, Sam Saunders, positioned himself atop the leaderboard at what […]
Sam Saunders finished T-4 at Hotel Fitness Champ. weeks after fractured skull
September 15, 2015 by
Sam Saunders finished tied for fourth at the Hotel Fitness Championship on Sunday, with the check going a long way to locking up his 2015-16 PGA Tour status through the four-event Web.com Tour Finals. Imagine if Saunders had little time to prepare for the first event in the series. Unfortunately, several weeks ago, Saunders fell […]
