From Palmer's first design in 1963, the back nine at his beloved boyhood course in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, to his recently completed project in Brazil, "The King" was instrumental in shaping the way people around the world enjoy the game. [...] prolific was Palmer that computer software accompanying a video game that allowed players at home to design their own layouts was called the "Arnold Palmer Course Designer." [...] for his respected design career spanning more than 300 courses, Palmer was giving the Donald Ross Award for lifetime achievement from the American Society of Golf Course Architects. The meandering track with seaside vistas was host to the Kapalua LPGA Classic, and is beloved by amateurs for such holes as the cliff-side par-3 fifth. Palmer bought the course in 1974, and it has been the site of a PGA Tour event since 1979 that has become synonymous with him. Palmer's design came first in 2003, the layout hard along the Chesapeake Bay featuring idyllic views, soaring gulls and pathways made from sea shells. The Academy Award-winning film "Ryan's Daughter," starring Robert Mitchum and Sarah Miles, even used the striking backdrop of the golf course for some of its filming. The resort itself is a popular filming location or movies and TV shows, but it's the golf courses — one designed by Palmer, the other by George Fazio — that draw players from around the world. The rest of the course, built in 1973, has a parkland feel, but the 18th towers on a bluff high above the Pacific Ocean. There are other courses that deserve to be on a list of Palmer's best, from his courses at PGA West and Oasis Golf Club, to his layout at Kildare Hotel and Country Club in Ireland.

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