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Event puts West Virginia in the spotlight
Pat Perez, right, tees off on the 18th hole during the first round of the Greenbrier Classic golf tournament at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., Thursday, July 29, 2010. Perez finished 6-under-par. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. -- Two legends of golf were on the grounds of The Greenbrier Resort for Thursday's first round of The Greenbrier Classic.
Arnold Palmer, an all-time PGA Tour great, met with fans, signed autographs and supported his grandson, Sam Saunders, who is playing in the tournament.
Palmer also met with noted amateur golfer Bill Campbell of Huntington, who won the U.S. Amateur Championship in 1964; claimed the U.S. Senior Amateur Championship in 1979 and 1980; and captured the West Virginia Amateur Championship a record 15 times
Campbell was also the only man in history to head golf's two governing bodies -- the United States Golf Association and the Royal & Ancient Club of St. Andrews, Scotland.
