Ryder Cup tributes set for Palmer as US seeks boost

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Arnold Palmer will be remembered with a moment of silence and video at Thursday's opening ceremony for the 41st Ryder Cup, in which US players hope to draw inspiration from the legend. Palmer, who died Sunday of heart issues at age 87, was a 1960s golf star whose charm and skills helped make him the first US celebrity sportsman endorser, spawning in many ways the modern global golf scene and the US and Europe stars who open competition Friday at Hazeltine. "The PGA Tour and the Palmer family created a logo and an Arnie's Army mention and I think there are going to be buttons for the fans and pins for the players.

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