, ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁playing ▁captain ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁and ▁capt ained ▁the ▁team ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁Pal mer ▁was ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁the ▁Senior ▁P GA ▁Tour ▁( now ▁P GA ▁Tour ▁Champions ) ▁from ▁its ▁first ▁season ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁marque e ▁names ▁who ▁helped ▁it ▁to ▁become ▁successful . ▁He ▁won ▁ten ▁events ▁on ▁the ▁tour , ▁including ▁five ▁senior ▁maj ors . ▁ ▁Pal mer ▁won ▁the ▁first ▁World ▁Match ▁Play ▁Championship ▁that ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁England . ▁The ▁event ▁was ▁originally ▁organized ▁by ▁McC orm ack ▁to ▁show case ▁his ▁stable ▁of ▁players . ▁Their ▁partners hip ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁significant ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁sports ▁market ing . ▁Long ▁after ▁he ▁ceased ▁to ▁win ▁tournament s , ▁Pal mer ▁remained ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁highest ▁ear ners ▁in ▁golf ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁appeal ▁to ▁spons ors ▁and ▁the ▁public . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁he ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁Masters ▁Tournament ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁time , ▁mark ing ▁his ▁ 5 0 th ▁consecutive ▁appearance ▁in ▁that ▁event . ▁At ▁his ▁death , ▁he ▁and ▁Jack ▁Nick laus ▁were ▁the ▁only ▁two ▁Masters ▁champions ▁to ▁be ▁regular ▁members ▁of ▁Masters ▁organ izer ▁August a ▁National ▁G olf ▁Club ▁( as ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁honor ary ▁membership ▁the ▁club