than Arnold Palmer.

It was the culmination of a remarkable links career, one that began at the Honesdale Golf Club.

Art was born on Nov. 25, 1923 and began playing golf at a very young age. He was a well-rounded athlete, also playing basketball with his brother, Dewey, on the Honesdale High School team.

Art served his country in World War II, then headed off to Duke University to continue his links career. He graduated in 1949 with a business degree before turning pro as a golfer.

Outside of Honesdale, Art is obviously best known for his Masters title. However, he was far from a “one hit wonder.”

Wall won a total of 14 PGA events. He also received the Vardon Trophy as Player of the Year in 1959. Art was a memberof three Ryder Cup teams as well and notched multiple wins on the old Caribbean Tour.

Additionally, he was listed in the Guinness Book for many years as the world record holder for verified holes-in-one. A famously soft-spoken, polite man, Art never liked to talk about those amazing shots

His son, Douglas Wall, who now lives in Colorado, remembers the best reply Art ever uttered when pressed on his penchant for aces...

“Dad was getting razzed by his fellow pros during a practice round after he hit another hole-in-one. He just looked up and said: 'Fellas, I'm aiming at the hole every time.'”

Doug and I played on the same Honesdale Little Baseball Association team in the early 1970s, the Murray Company Giants.

We became friends back in those halcyon days and still