Considered one of the greatest golfers in history, Arnold Palmer passed away Sunday in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was 87 years old.

Palmer had seven major victories to his name. He earned the nickname “The King,” with his affable personality and extraordinary skill, and became “one of the wealthiest celebrity endorsers, a philanthropist, golf course designer and pilot” during his career, according to Fox News.

Palmer was one of the 13 original inductees into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. In 1998, he won the PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award.

“The King” attended Wake Forest University on a scholarship, but left in the late 1940s to join the U.S. Coast Guard. Three years later, he returned to school and the 1954 U.S. Amateur championship, reports Fox News.

In 1955, Palmer turned pro. Three years later, he won his first Masters Tournament. During his time as a PGA golfer, he won a total of 62 titles. “Among his wins were four at the Masters, two at the British Open and one at the U.S. Open. He finished second in the U.S. Open four times, was runner-up three times in the PGA Championship,” reported Fox News.

Fellow golfing great Jack Nicklaus released a statement expressing his sorrow over Palmer’s death Sunday night, saying he “was the king of our sport and always will be.”

Tiger Woods tweeted his emotions about the golfer’s death.

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Palmer married his first wife, Winifred, in 1954. She passed away from cancer in 1999, and Palmer is now survived by his second wife, Kit, and his two daughters, six grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.