AUGUSTA, Ga. — It was all about Arnie, just as it consistently is at Augusta National.
The four-time champ had appear endure ages that he wouldn’t tee off Thursday morning, abrogation it
to Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus to accessible the Masters. But the 86-year-old’s actualization on the aboriginal tee was added than abundant for the hundreds who had braved the algid morning for what could be one of the endure accessible appearances of Big Three together.
“Everybody was blessed to see Arnie out on the tee,” Nicklaus said. “I anticipate Arnie was blessed to be out on the tee.”
Palmer was golf’s aboriginal TV star, and boilerplate was he added adored than at the Masters. His aloof persona – not to acknowledgment those aberrant drives -- admired him to the masses, and associates of “Arnie’s Army” appropriately followed him about the advance continued afterwards his prime.
Palmer is still disturbing with his antithesis afterwards a abatement at home endure year, and said endure ages that he wouldn’t hit the august shot. Nicklaus asked at the Champions Dinner if Palmer was abiding he didn’t wish to do something on the tee, even if it was artlessly putt the ball.
But if they met Thursday morning, Palmer said he was traveling to pass.
“He said, `I’m good,’” Nicklaus said.
Approaching foreground aboideau at Augusta National still gives Gary Player a thrill
Instead, Palmer was escorted out of the adviser anon afore 8 a.m. He chock-full to accost Barbara Nicklaus and Vivienne Player afore aggressive into a golf cart, Nicklaus and Player walking abaft him. The acclaim began as the barrow formed forward, and Palmer responded with a thumbs up and a big smile.
A armchair was cat-and-mouse for him on the aboriginal tee, and he sat as Augusta National administrator Billy Payne alien him as “not active this year, but always a allotment of the Masters tradition.” He again watched as Player and Nicklaus teed off – both begin the fairway, but Player outdrove Nicklaus by a acceptable 15 yards – afore the three airish for a accumulation photo.
“We’ve had a actual abnormal accord a part of competitors,” Player said. “… They were both my baby friends.”
to Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus to accessible the Masters. But the 86-year-old’s actualization on the aboriginal tee was added than abundant for the hundreds who had braved the algid morning for what could be one of the endure accessible appearances of Big Three together.
“Everybody was blessed to see Arnie out on the tee,” Nicklaus said. “I anticipate Arnie was blessed to be out on the tee.”
Palmer was golf’s aboriginal TV star, and boilerplate was he added adored than at the Masters. His aloof persona – not to acknowledgment those aberrant drives -- admired him to the masses, and associates of “Arnie’s Army” appropriately followed him about the advance continued afterwards his prime.
Palmer is still disturbing with his antithesis afterwards a abatement at home endure year, and said endure ages that he wouldn’t hit the august shot. Nicklaus asked at the Champions Dinner if Palmer was abiding he didn’t wish to do something on the tee, even if it was artlessly putt the ball.
But if they met Thursday morning, Palmer said he was traveling to pass.
“He said, `I’m good,’” Nicklaus said.
Approaching foreground aboideau at Augusta National still gives Gary Player a thrill
Instead, Palmer was escorted out of the adviser anon afore 8 a.m. He chock-full to accost Barbara Nicklaus and Vivienne Player afore aggressive into a golf cart, Nicklaus and Player walking abaft him. The acclaim began as the barrow formed forward, and Palmer responded with a thumbs up and a big smile.
A armchair was cat-and-mouse for him on the aboriginal tee, and he sat as Augusta National administrator Billy Payne alien him as “not active this year, but always a allotment of the Masters tradition.” He again watched as Player and Nicklaus teed off – both begin the fairway, but Player outdrove Nicklaus by a acceptable 15 yards – afore the three airish for a accumulation photo.
“We’ve had a actual abnormal accord a part of competitors,” Player said. “… They were both my baby friends.”
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