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In which Arnold Palmer puts Ben Roethlisberger in his place

Mar 15, 2010, 11:00 AM EST

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The good folks at Waggle Room won me over quite some time ago: They run one of the best golf blogs — if not the best — on the Intrawebs. Case in point is this story shared therein by Ryan Ballengee. It involves Ben Roethlisberger, whom I am quickly learning to detest, and one of the greatest golfers ever. I enjoyed it immensely.

This story was told to me just a few days ago from a very credible source.

The Steelers have their training camp in Latrobe, PA — a town absolutely owned by Arnold Palmer. Near the training camp is Laurel Valley golf club. It has hosted several major championships and is a big deal club in the area. Ben Roethlisberger came by during training camp one summer and said he wanted to get on the course to play. The pro shop said that they would accommodate him but that members that had tee times would go ahead of him and they would work him on.

So, Ben looks around the pro shop and starts buying up stuff. Makes his purchases, then disappears to the first tee. He’s teeing off out of turn. The pro shop wrangles him down in the first fairway and demands that he return to the clubhouse to wait his turn to play. Eventually, he gets to go off. He runs into a bunch of people who naturally want his autograph. He says no to all of them. Doesn’t want to be nice to the people letting him play their exclusive track.

When he’s done with the round, Ben goes into the locker room in the clubhouse. He takes a shower and comes out, when a man comes up to him and tells him, “What you are going to do right now is go into the pro shop and sign autographs for every single person who wants them, and then you will never come back here again.”

The man who told him that? Arnold Palmer.

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How Arnie Palmer Put Ben Roethlisberger in His Place [Waggle Room]

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  1. Paul in KY - Mar 15, 2010 at 11:45 AM

    Good for Mr. Palmer. He’s a classy dude.

  2. BC - Mar 15, 2010 at 11:58 AM

    Don’t mess with Arnie… he’s a bad-a$$….

  3. Threat Level: Midnight - Mar 15, 2010 at 1:46 PM

    Arnold Palmer, eh? He’s like the Jack Nicholson of golf!

  4. SELFTAUGHTMAN - Mar 15, 2010 at 2:05 PM

    OW!!!!!!!That hurt MY feelings…”The bigger you are…The harder you fall”….BIG BEN….You are not bigger then life!!!!!

  5. roger crase - Mar 15, 2010 at 2:08 PM

    Should have said, don’t come back and who would want your autograph. Go ahead and blow up Ben your a loser looking for a place to happen. Arnie has class, something Ben has none of.

  6. Geo - Mar 15, 2010 at 3:00 PM

    Oh I wish this story was true…..but its not. Arnie has played golf with Ben at this club (a story Arnie tells often being a big Steeler Fan). Somebody needs to check their facts.

  7. Frank Burns - Mar 15, 2010 at 3:26 PM

    Lots of disinformation floating around now. Oh by the way, here’s a quote from Arnold Palmer himself involving that certain Steelers QB:
    “Have you ever golfed with any current or former Steelers players or coaches?
    I have played with quite a few of them. I played with Terry Bradshaw and a couple of coaches, including Bill Cowher. I played with Ken Whisenhunt who is out in Arizona now and defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau. I played with both of them on the same day. I also played with Ben Roethlisberger. I think they are all pretty good golfers. Ben was outstanding. He did a great job and I enjoyed it very much.”
    http://news.steelers.com/article/101165/
    —————————————————–
    You can apologize to Roethlisberger now.

  8. NoRingsForYou - Mar 15, 2010 at 3:41 PM

    Here’s another quote from Arnie about Ben:
    “Big Ben? he’s a big A-hole if you ask me!”
    That’s a direct quote.

  9. Citizen Strange - Mar 15, 2010 at 3:55 PM

    ” ….. Latrobe, PA — a town absolutely owned by Arnold Palmer.”
    I wouldn’t go that far. The Corleones run the gambling and unions, the Tattaglias the prostitution, the Barzinis drugs, the Cuneos the docks, and the Straccis the loan sharking.

  10. Larry - Mar 15, 2010 at 3:58 PM

    Whatever, the guy definitely seems to have a problem with women.

  11. Citizen Strange - Mar 15, 2010 at 4:01 PM

    ” ….. Latrobe, PA — a town absolutely owned by Arnold Palmer.”
    I wouldn’t go that far. The Corleones run the gambling and unions, the Tattaglias the prostitution, the Barzinis drugs, the Cuneos the docks, and the Straccis the loan sharking.

  12. bob fernandez - Mar 15, 2010 at 4:17 PM

    And Frank Burns are your facts true ? lets assume that Arnie may have played with Ben but a while back before he did what is described in the article above. So it can still be actually correct.
    and it wouldnt surprise me if Big ben did indeed act the way the article describes it.

  13. Frank Burns - Mar 15, 2010 at 4:24 PM

    Well bob, you decide — “very credible source” vs. the word of Mr. Palmer himself. You decide whose “facts” are “true.”

  14. hooooossana - Mar 15, 2010 at 4:26 PM

    yea right
    The amount of gullibility in believing this is astounding. Have you all not been around the internet long enough to know internet urban legend BS when you read it?

  15. Rick Chandler - Mar 15, 2010 at 4:34 PM

    That’s some impressive Godfather knowledge right there. +1.

  16. David - Mar 15, 2010 at 4:35 PM

    I’ve lived long enough to learn those who deserve it…eventually get it. If Ben R. is due…it will come.

  17. Al Tenuta - Mar 15, 2010 at 4:36 PM

    Ben Roethlisberger is a doofus, but that doesn’t mean Intraweb “reporters” get to make up a silly story and sell it as “credible”.

  18. Spencer J - Mar 15, 2010 at 4:39 PM

    So the fact that at one time in his lie Arnold Palmer said something complimentary about Big Ben means that he never acted like a prick at any other time in his life?
    You live in an awesome world buddy.

  19. Dark Sunglasses - Mar 15, 2010 at 4:39 PM

    The only people supporting this bum right now are the Steeler fans who drank far too much of the kool-aid.

  20. Spencer J - Mar 15, 2010 at 4:41 PM

    I weep for your intelligence if you don’t see that both things can be true.

  21. W B Skiles - Mar 15, 2010 at 4:49 PM

    Palmer is one great guy!

  22. Frank Burns - Mar 15, 2010 at 4:52 PM

    Did I ever say it applied to “any other time in his life”? We’re talking about the specific incident in question here. But hey, ignore the public and attributed quote from Mr. Palmer in favor of the mysterious “credible source”, and keep on telling others what an “awesome world” they live in.
    OK, “buddy”?

  23. Ben and Arnie Fan - Mar 15, 2010 at 5:33 PM

    Citizen Strange
    ” ….. Latrobe, PA — a town absolutely owned by Arnold Palmer.”
    I wouldn’t go that far. The Corleones run the gambling and unions, the Tattaglias the prostitution, the Barzinis drugs, the Cuneos the docks, and the Straccis the loan sharking.
    Do you even know where Latrobe is? There are no docks, the last time someone was arrested for prostitution in this town was 1994 (I checked). Loan sharking? Are you serious? Arnold Palmer owns a car dealership there, and a good bit of land around town, but he is far from running anything here.

  24. White C - Mar 15, 2010 at 5:37 PM

    Arnie has been my sports idol and class gentleman for 50 years…It’s a shame that idiots like B R can make so much money today without an ounce of class…Kinda tells you the values or lack thereof that exist or don’t exiat in our society today. B R will be forgotten asap when he leaves the field…No one will give 2 s__ts about him….

  25. David - Mar 15, 2010 at 5:40 PM

    “than” life

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