From The Orlando SentinelPlenty of the world''s most recognizable golfers have committed to play in next week''s Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill -- except the best of them all, of course.Tiger Woods typically doesn''t commit to Bay Hill until the Friday deadline, but world No. 2 Phil Mickelson and fan favorite John Daly are on Tuesday''s updated roster on the tournament''s Web site.Daly, a former U.S. Open and British Open champion, and fellow major

From ESPN.comFor 20 years, players could set their watches by the Florida Swing, the four-tournament PGA Tour run through the state that was as entrenched as snowbirds and early-bird specials.Now, as players flock to Florida for a four-tournament schedule that was greatly revamped last year, more change is coming. For the second time in three years, the order of the events will be altered in 2009, meaning two World Golf Championship events will be played

From USA TodayBy Jerry Potter, USA TODAYTiger Woods expects to get "the needle" from Arnold Palmer, now that Woods has tied Palmer for career wins on the PGA Tour with 62."He always gives me the needle," said Woods, after picking up his 62nd victory at the Buick Invitational on Sunday in San Diego. "It will be more fun when I can needle him if I get ahead of him."Keep reading....

From PGATour.comBy Dave Shedloski PGATOUR.com Senior CorrespondentAs the late author David Gemmell might have said, revisionists have a proclivity for dismantling the great, and so Tiger Woods'' latest triumph on the PGA TOUR might be an occasion for undertaking such an exercise at the expense of Arnold Palmer.Less than a month past his 32nd birthday, Woods claimed his 62nd career victory Sunday at the Buick Invitational and tied the legendary Palmer for fourth place on

From The Washington PostReutersSunday, January 27, 2008; 6:42 PM SAN DIEGO, California (Reuters) - Tiger Woods shrugged off three consecutive bogeys on the back nine on his way to an eight-shot victory at the Buick Invitational on Sunday for his 62nd PGA Tour title.Eight ahead of the chasing pack overnight, the American world number one fired a one-under-par 71 in increasingly blustery conditions on the South Course at Torrey Pines.Woods, hunting his fourth successive victory

From ESPN.comBy Bob HarigHe is not losing any sleep over this. Arnold Palmer, at 78, still has too much going on in his life to fret over the golf achievements that are about to be toppled. Whether it is course design work or endorsements or planning for his March golf tournament or even his frequent money matches at Bay Hill, there is plenty else to keep him from looking over his shoulder.And, of course, he

From PGATour.comThree rounds. Three days.That''s more golf than Arnold Palmer has played in a while.Almost too much.The King stepped off the Augusta Pines course Thursday afternoon with a smile on his face and a Sharpie in hand. Cameras snapping. Fans hovering. Temperature hovering in the mid-80s. Sweat running down his brow and his back.Just like old times.Well, not really.Keep reading.... 

From Times OnlinePaul McGinley has described Severiano Ballesteros as the Elvis Presley of golf, referring, of course, to the showmanship, the charisma, the impact, not the undignified end. But Ballesteros had something in common with Elvis’s more deluded fans. The refusal to accept it is over, that the moment has passed, the King is dead.Shortly before his 50th birthday in April, Ballesteros had rounds of 86 and 80 at the Masters. He had a tilt

From Mike Dudurich, TRIBUNE-REVIEWArnold Palmer registered his 62nd victory on the PGA Tour in the 473rd event he played. That came in 1973 at the Bob Hope Desert Classic, when he was on the downside of his Hall of Fame career. Fast-forward to 2007. Tiger Woods wins the Tour Championship last week, the 61st of his career in just 230 events. Woods got to 61 with a frighteningly efficient finish, winning five of his last

From Tim Rosaforte, Golf WorldHow big has Tiger Woods become? Not so big that he''s forgotten to respect the man he''s about to surpass on the way to the top of golf''s pantheon. When NBC''s Jimmy Roberts asked Tiger what he thought about coming one stop short of Arnold Palmer on golf''s all-time wins list, the first words out of Woods'' mouth said it all."He''s the King," Woods said. "To even be mentioned in the

From PGATOUR.comJack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player -- the legendary "Big Three" -- are inextricably linked to one of golf''s most prestigious Championships -- The World CupSo when the 2007 OMEGA Mission Hills World Cup unfolds at Mission Hills Golf Club in China from November 22-25, the role Nicklaus, Palmer and Player undertook to drive the event centre-stage will be vividly recounted.For Nicklaus, Palmer and Player embraced The World Cup as an event of

From Ken Klavon, USGAAbout nine years ago a precocious Sam Saunders, then 11, pronounced to his parents that his basketball career would be coming to an end. He had a new fervor.Anyone who knows Saunders’ lineage might have uttered, ‘What took so long?’"I was happy that he found something he was clearly passionate about," said his mom, Amy, pausing for the following that could be construed as a punch line. "On a personal level, here

From BEV NORWOOD, Inside the RopesGolf''s Big Three - Arnold Palmer, Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus - celebrated perhaps the longest on-going commercial relationship in sports this week with a two-day visit to the home of Rolex watches, where they were honored by the managing director of Rolex SA, Patrick Heiniger, and a select group of about 40 guests including Rolex board members and senior executives.Palmer and the business manager for all three golfers, the

From The APIt took building a golf course for Arnold Palmer to change college allegiances, if only for one day. Palmer, who led Wake Forest to the Atlantic Coast Conference golf championship in 1954, hit a ceremonial tee shot Monday as his design company began construction on a new golf course at North Carolina State in Raleigh. "Building a golf course in North Carolina is always something I look forward to," Palmer said. N.C. State

From The LA TimesThey didn''t make his day. Members of the California Coastal Commission on Wednesday denied Clint Eastwood and a cast of celebrity investors in the Pebble Beach Co. permission to cut down more than 15,000 Monterey pine trees to make way for another golf course -- the ninth -- in the Monterey Peninsula''s Del Monte Forest. Pebble Beach Co.''s owners, including Eastwood, Arnold Palmer and U.S. Olympic Committee board Chairman Peter Ueberroth, had

From Gerry Dulac, Pittsburgh Post-GazetteThe king of golf recently had dinner with the Queen of England and you guessed it -- her majesty was looking for golf tips."Her golf," was how Arnold Palmer answered a question yesterday at a news conference at Oakmont about what he and Queen Elizabeth II spoke about over dinner at the White House May 8. The answer brought plenty of laughter from the assembled media as well as from Palmer,

From Gary Mihoces, USA TODAYThe pantheon of quarterbacks from the Pittsburgh area includes Johnny Unitas, Joe Namath, Joe Montana, Dan Marino, Jim Kelly, George Blanda and more. The region''s list of golf luminaries can''t match that, but two names alone make it illustrious: Arnie and Oakmont.Oakmont Country Club hosts the U.S. Open this week for a record eighth time. Arnold Palmer is the honorary chairman."I played baseball, football, all the things that the guys in

From Larry Fine, ReutersArnold Palmer says the essence of Oakmont remains unchanged since he first played the U.S. Open course as a 12-year-old some 56 years ago."The greens and surfaces have not been changed since this golf course was built," the honorary chairman of the 107th U.S. Open, starting on Thursday, told reporters when asked about the course created in 1904."I think that''s a very significant factor."Some 4,000 trees have been removed in a major

From Dave Shedloski, USOPEN.comWhile major championships, by their very nature, sharpen understanding and context in the narrative of golf history, few represent genuine signal moments in the game’s lore.The 1870 British Open would qualify, as Tom Morris Jr. won his third in a row and retired the Challenge Belt, forcing the creation of the Claret Jug. The 1913 U.S. Open won by young American caddie Francis Ouimet is another. There is the 1930 U.S. Amateur,

From The Associated PressTiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus were side by side on the practice range Wednesday, the two most prolific major champions in golf who looked nothing alike except for the sweat pouring off their faces on a steamy day at Muirfield Village. Nicklaus was warming up for the pro-am, the closest he gets to competition these days. Woods was shaking off rust as he tries to win for the fourth time this year,

From GOLF.com1. Which of the following people would you like to be stranded with on a desert island?A. Dalai LamaB. Angelina JolieC. Jack NicklausAnswer: Oh, without question, Jack Nicklaus2. You like to kick back with which magazine?A. Golf MagazineB. PeopleC. Teen VogueAnswer: (Laughs) I''ll go with People. These are trick questions!Continue reading....

The Metropolitan Golf Writer''s Association (MGWA) will present LPGA veteran and philanthropist Val Skinner with the 2007 Winnie Palmer Award at the 56th Annual MGWA Awards Dinner on June 18.“I am honored to receive this recognition,” said Val Skinner, founder of LIFE and the Val Skinner Foundation. “I am also thankful for the LPGA players, volunteers and partners such as Merrill Lynch, Guy Carpenter, QualCare, Commerce Bank, Roche, Marsh, Citibank Smith Barney, Lloyds, Village Golf

Would you believe they used to call Gary Player crazy for his diet and exercise regime? This week, Player competed in his 5oth Masters - unbelievable! And as only a slight dig at his old friend and rival Arnold Palmer - who also played in 50 Masters - Player said he will be back next year to break the record.Read more about Player''s amazing feat

Arnold Palmer got the Masters off in fine style thursday --- check out his interview with Rob Johnston after his opening tee shot. Don''t forget to watch Arnie''s first swing!

The golf world has been waiting for a heavyweight boxing match for years now. You know, the kind golf used to have. Bobby Jones vs Walter Hagen. Ben Hogan vs Sam Snead. Jack Nicklaus vs Arnold Palmer. Jack Nicklaus vs Lee Tevino. Jack Nicklaus vs Tom Watson. Tom Watson vs Seve Ballesteros. Tiger Woods vs Bob May. Huh? Wait, the last one doesn''t quite have the same ring as the others. However, up till now