I Played With [dwight Eisenhower] On The

I Was Playing Golf In Palm Springs And After A Round I Asked The Waitress In A Restaurant To Bring Me A Glass Of Iced Tea And Lemonade. A Lady Sitting Nearby Heard Me And Asked The Waitress To Bring Her A "palmer," Too. The Name Caught On And The Beverage Quickly Spread Around The Country.

I Was Born In 1929, That Was The Depression, So The Golf Course Was Manned By My Father And Two Guys, They Worked For My Dad And They Took Me With Them Everywhere They Went. And It Was Fun.

Many People Don't Know That I Experienced A Blood Clot Caused By Deep Vein Thrombosis, Or Dvt, Which Is When A Blood Clot Forms In A Deep Vein In The Body, Often The Leg Or Thigh. I'm Fortunate That My Dvt Was Diagnosed And Treated Before It Led To Something Even More Serious And That's Why I Encourage People To Talk To Their Doctor If They Think Something Is Wrong. I've Teamed Up With Janssen Pharmaceuticals To Raise Awareness About Blood Clot Prevention And Treatment.

I Remember What A Thrill It Was To Attend My First Champions Dinner. Just Being In The Same Room With Some Of The Guys I Had Admired Growing Up And To Be There Because I Had Won The Masters Was Quite An Honor. I Still Attend The Dinner Every Year And It Is One Of The Highlights Of My Time At Augusta During Masters Week.

From The Beginning It Was Drilled Into Me That A Golf Course Was A Place Where Character Fully Reveals Itself -- Both Its Strengths And Its Flaws. As A Result, I Learned Early Not Only To Fix My Ball Marks But Also To Congratulate An Opponent On A Good Shot, Avoid Walking Ahead Of A Player Preparing To Shoot, Remain Perfectly Still When Someone Else Was Playing, And A Score Of Other Small Courtesies That Revealed, In My Father's Mind, One's Abiding Respect For The Game.