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Launch party: Golf Channel turns 19

Check out photos from January, 17, 1995, the day co-founders Joe Gibbs and Arnold Palmer launched Golf Channel.

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The first ‘Golf Central’ was hosted by Brian Hammons and Lynda Cardwell on Jan. 17, 1995.

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Co-founders Joe Gibbs and Arnold Palmer launch Golf Channel on Jan. 17, 1995.

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Arnold Palmer hits the on-air button for the launch of Golf Channel.

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The golf ball drops as Arnold Palmer counts down to the moment Golf Channel hits the air waves.

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President George H.W. Bush introduces the world to Golf Channel on January 17, 1995.

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Co-founders Joe Gibbs and Arnold Palmer on the day Golf Channel launched, January 17, 1995

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Launch party for the debut of the Golf Channel on January 17, 1995.

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Arnold Palmer on ‘Golf Central’ set with members of the Golf Channel’s on-air team and executive staff in 1995