▁record . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁appointed ▁non - play ing ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Ry der ▁Cup ▁team ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁ ▁Mar r ▁was ▁a ▁close ▁friend ▁of ▁golf ▁legend ▁Arnold ▁Pal mer . ▁Mar r ▁and ▁Pal mer ▁were ▁both ▁sons ▁of ▁P GA ▁pros ▁and ▁developed ▁a ▁close ▁bond . ▁Pal mer ▁called ▁Mar r ' s ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁P GA ▁victory ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁happ iest ▁moments ▁of ▁my ▁life ," ▁won ▁at ▁Pal mer ' s ▁home ▁course . ▁The ▁two ▁of ▁them ▁used ▁to ▁jo ke ▁that ▁between ▁them ▁they ▁won ▁a ▁career ▁grand ▁sl am . ▁( Pal mer ▁won ▁seven ▁maj ors ▁in ▁his ▁career , ▁but ▁never ▁the ▁P GA ▁Championship , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁runner - up ▁three ▁times .) ▁ ▁Later ▁years ▁Mar r ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁golf ▁anal yst ▁for ▁ABC ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁and ▁was ▁usually ▁te amed ▁with ▁host ▁Jim ▁McK ay ▁and ▁fellow ▁one - time ▁P GA ▁Championship ▁winner , ▁Bob ▁Ros burg . ▁He ▁later ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁BBC ▁in ▁Britain ▁and ▁N BC ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁ ▁Mar r ▁and ▁long - time ▁golf ing ▁partner ▁Jay ▁R ivi ere ▁established ▁a ▁golf ▁course ▁architect ural ▁and ▁design ▁firm ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁and ▁designed ▁many ▁Texas ▁courses ▁and ▁one ▁each ▁in ▁Louisiana ▁and ▁Arizona . ▁