7 ▁states , ▁ 2 5 ▁countries , ▁and ▁five ▁contin ents ▁( all ▁except ▁Africa ▁and ▁Ant arct ica ), ▁including ▁the ▁first ▁modern ▁course ▁built ▁in ▁China , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁he ▁purchased ▁Lat ro be ▁Country ▁Club ▁( where ▁his ▁father ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁club ▁professional ) ▁and ▁owned ▁it ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁The ▁lic ens ing , ▁end ors ements , ▁sp okes man ▁associations ▁and ▁commercial ▁partners hips ▁built ▁by ▁Pal mer ▁and ▁McC orm ack ▁are ▁managed ▁by ▁Arnold ▁Pal mer ▁Enter pr ises . ▁Pal mer ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Society ▁of ▁G olf ▁Cour se ▁Arch itect s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Pal mer ▁and ▁fellow ▁gol fer ▁T iger ▁Wood s ▁initi ated ▁a ▁civil ▁case ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁una ut hor ized ▁sale ▁of ▁their ▁images ▁and ▁alleg ed ▁sign atures ▁in ▁the ▁memor abil ia ▁market . ▁The ▁law suit ▁was ▁file d ▁against ▁Bruce ▁Matt he ws , ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁G otta ▁Have ▁It ▁G olf , ▁Inc . ▁and ▁others . ▁Matt he ws ▁and ▁associated ▁parties ▁counter - c laimed ▁that ▁Pal mer ▁and ▁associated ▁business es ▁committed ▁several ▁acts , ▁including ▁bre ach ▁of ▁contract , ▁bre ach ▁of ▁imp lied ▁duty ▁of ▁good ▁faith ▁and ▁viol ations ▁of ▁Florida ' s ▁De cept ive ▁and ▁Un f air ▁Trade ▁Pract ices ▁Act