Donald Trump makes bizarre remark about golf legend's huge manhood during rally speech

It wasn't just Arnold Palmer's golf power that saw him famously labelled 'The King' if Donald Trump's latest speech is anything to go by. The US Presidential candidate has been in Pennsylvania just two weeks before Americans go to the polls, and held a rally in Latrobe in his latest attempt to recruit voters.

Palmer, who died in 2016 aged 87, was born in the city and grew up learning his trade at the Latrobe Country Club, where his father was greenskeeper.

And Trump, who claims to have been a friend of the seven-time major champion, was keen to embrace his audience by lavishing praise on the all-time great.

"There were a few golfers that you could say may be slightly better, a few, not many," he said, to huge cheers of applause. "But there was nobody that had his magic."

That comment was plausible. Palmer won 62 times on the PGA Tour, placing him fifth on the all-time list, and won four of his major titles came at the . He's long been credited for transcending the sport, with Jack Nicklaus once saying: "He took the game from one level to a higher level, virtually by himself."

Following his retirement, Palmer designed more than 300 golf courses, and continued to play at Augusta due to his lifetime eligibility as a former champion. Indeed, his final appearance at the first tee came in 2004, which also proved his 50th appearance at America's marquee tournament.

He also famously had a drink named after him. The 'Arnold Palmer' has long been available at outlets in America, with the non alcoholic-concoction of iced tea and lemonade signifying the favourite drink of the World Golf Hall of Fame inductee.

However, the talk then diverted to matters away from the course, and is seems, one large one in particular. "This is a guy that was all man," continued the Republican nominee.

"He took showers with the other pros, they came out of there, they said, 'Oh my God, that's unbelievable.' I had to say it. I had to tell you the shower part because it's true."

Unlike his previous praise of Palmer, these remarks were met with with an awkward mixture of laughter and silence from the crowd. And Peg Palmer Wears, one of the golf star's two daughters, wasn't overly enamoured with the reference to her father's manhood either.

"There's nothing much to say. I'm not really upset," the 68-year-old told The Associated Press. "I think it was a poor choice of approaches to remembering my father, but what are you going to do?"