Updated: The king is dead. Long live one Arnold Palmer.

Update: Bill Perocchi, CEO of Pebble Beach Company, just weighed in on the passing of Mr. Arnold Palmer with a statement from PBC:

The golf world has suffered a profound loss with the passing of Arnold Palmer.

Arnold played a significant role in the purchase of Pebble Beach from the prior Japanese ownership group in 1999, and proudly served on our Board of Directors since that time.

He also worked very closely with R.J. Harper, our executive vice president of golf and retail, and his team on virtually every improvement we made to Pebble Beach Golf Links over the last 17 years.

All Pebble Beach Company employees will treasure forever those times when Arnold visited our resort to walk the golf courses and attend events.

The resort would be buzzing with excitement when Arnold was around. Arnold would take the time to engage with employees and guests, in only the way that Arnold could.

Arnold was a gentleman, role model and ambassador of the game, whose name will always be synonymous with the best of golf.

We are fortunate to have him as part of our Pebble Beach legacy. We send our sincerest condolences to Arnold’s family on his passing.

They, and the golf world, are in our thoughts.

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Because he was the king of a meaningful kingdom that transcended games for so long...

Because Arnold Palmer went so far before he went away...

Because he made Monterey Peninsula a pilgrimage...

...a Monterey-based piece must accompany his passing, which came today.

There's no way I could do it any better than David Whitley.

His Orlando Sentinel piece celebrates 86 ways to adore a legend. He wrote it last year, before the king was dead.

The story is called "It's Arnold Palmer's birthday: 86 reasons to celebrate the King,"

My favorites of the long lineup appear here, though each of the 86 are worth reading.

They reflect on a well-researched look at a life led by a man with sublime intuition, and they're all worth reading.

But here go some highlights:

• He has his own winery.

• He was confident enough to wear pink before it was fashionable.

• He beat prostate cancer.

• He swam in the creek that supplied the pool water and joked that he urinated in it.

• He helped start the Golf Channel.

• Richard Nixon asked his advice on how to end the Vietnam War.

• The Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children is ranked among "Best Children's Hospitals" by U.S. News & World Report.

• Kirk Douglas was asked of all his famous acquaintances, who had the most personal magnetism? His answer: Arnie.

• JFK sent him film of his golf swing to critique.

• He had his very own army—Arnie's Army. 

• He helped found a nature preserve named after his first wife.

• He bought the golf course that wouldn't allow him to go swimming as a kid.

Swing big, king. See you on the tee.