Palmer to receive the Congressional Gold Medal

Arnold Palmer, who recently celebrated his 80th birthday, has been selected to receive a Congressional Gold Medal, which honours a person for his or her distinguished achievements and contributions.
Palmer, a seven-time major champion whose charisma and hard-charging style made an elite sport popular with the masses, said he would receive the medal from President Barack Obama during a ceremony at the White House tomorrow.
Palmer is the second golfer to receive the medal. Byron Nelson was honoured shortly after his death in 2006. The Congressional Gold Medal has been presented to 141 persons or groups, with George Washington receiving the first one in 1776.