Amateur Record
1947
Winner, WPIAL and PIAA Championships
Winner, West Penn Junior
Winner, West Penn Amateur
Semi-finalist, Pennsylvania Amateur
1947
Winner, WPIAL and PIAA Championships
Winner, West Penn Junior (df C. A. Brown, 5 & 4, at Highland CC)
Winner, West Penn Amateur (df Knox Young, 3 & 2, at Shannopin CC)
Semi-finalist, Pennsylvania Amateur
1948
Winner, Southern Conference Championship
Winner, Sunnehanna Invitational
Winner, West Penn Junior
Semi-finalist, North and South Amateur
Lost, first round, U. S. Amateur
1948
Winner, Southern Conference Championship
Winner, Sunnehanna Invitational
Winner, West Penn Junior (df Bob Waddell at South Hills CC)
Semi-finalist, North and South Amateur
Lost, first round, U. S. Amateur
1949
Winner, Southern Conference Championship
Winner, West Penn Amateur
Semi-finalist, North and South Amateur
Medalist, National Intercollegiate (NCAA)
Lost, third round, U. S. Amateur
1949
Winner, Southern Conference Championship
Winner, West Penn Amateur (df Jack Benson at Oakmont CC)
Semi-finalist, North and South Amateur
Medalist, National Intercollegiate (NCAA)
Lost, third round, U. S. Amateur
1950
Winner, Southern Intercollegiatae
Winner, West Penn Amateur
Winner, Greensburg Invitational
Medalist, National Intercollegiate (NCAA)
Lost, first round, U. S. Amateur
1950
Winner, Southern Intercollegiatae
Winner, West Penn Amateur (df Steve Savor at Longue Vue Club)
Winner, Greensburg Invitational
Medalist, National Intercollegiate (NCAA)
Lost, first round, U. S. Amateur
1953
Winner, Ohio Amateur
Winner, Cleveland Amateur
Winner, Greensburg Invitational
Winner, Mayfield Heights Open
Semi-finalist, West Penn Amateur
Lost, fourth round, U. S. Amateur
Missed cut, U. S. Open (Oakmont)
1953
Winner, Ohio Amateur
Winner, Cleveland Amateur
Winner, Greensburg Invitational
Winner, Mayfield Heights Open
Semi-finalist, West Penn Amateur
Lost, fourth round, U. S. Amateur
Missed cut, U. S. Open (Oakmont)
1954
Winner, U. S. Amateur
Winner, Ohio Amateur
Winner, All-American Amateur
Winner, Atlantic Coast Conference Championship
Winner, Bill Waite Memorial
Runnerup, World Amateur
Missed cut, U. S. Open
1954
Winner, U. S. Amateur (df Bob Sweeny, 1 up, CC of Detroit)
Winner, Ohio Amateur
Winner, All-American Amateur (Tam O'Shanter, Chicago)
Winner, Atlantic Coast Conference Championship
Winner, Bill Waite Memorial
Runnerup, World Amateur (Tam O'Shanter, Chicago)
Missed cut, U. S. Open
Turned Professional On November 18, 1954
NOTE: As a professional, Arnold Palmer won the West Penn Open at Fox Chapel Golf Club in 1957 by six strokes with a score of 70-72—142.
He was runner-up to Bob Ross in the 1967 Pennsylvania Open at Laurel Valley Golf Club.