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<p>LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — A farewell to the King turned somber when Jack Nicklaus, his voice cracking as a large tear formed in his left eye, urged the elite and the everyman to remember how Arnold Palmer touched their lives and "please don't forget why."</p>

Arnold Palmer, a seven-time major winner who brought golf to the masses and became the most beloved figure in the game, died Sunday, a source close to the family confirmed to Golfweek. He was 87. Reaction poured in from “Arnie’s Army” of admirers in the world of golf. “We loved him with a mythic American joy,” said Palmer biographer James Dodson. “He represented everything that is great about golf. The friendship, the fellowship, the laughter, the impossibility of golf, the sudden rapture moment that brings you back, a moment that you never forget, that’s Arnold Palmer in spades. He’s the...

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Kate Upton's status as reigning "It Girl" is more than secure, but if the model's latest magazine cover is any indication, her appeal knows no bounds. The two-time Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model of the Year, who has posed for everything from GQ and Esquire to Elle, Vogue, Cosmopolitan, and Vanity Fair, has added Golf Digest, to her ever-expanding resume. Yes. Upton graces the cover of Golf Digest's December issue alongside golfing legend Arnold Palmer. The hook? She's a new golfer trying to become a very good golfer. The mag enlisted Palmer to help in that cause, and what resulted was...

It’s the end of an era. Golf legend Arnold Palmer has made his final flight as pilot in command, calling it quits after almost 55 years at the controls of everything from open-cockpit biplanes to a Boeing 747. Along the way, he amassed nearly 20,000 hours in the cockpit.

Those aren’t my words. They’re the words of a Riverside (Calif.) Press-Enterprise blog title under which journalist Ben Goad explains Paul’s vote last month against awarding Palmer the Congressional Gold Medal for his lifelong achievement in the game of golf. The tally was 422-1. The former presidential aspirant and presiding Texas Republican from the 14th District southwest of Houston was the only congressman to cast a vote against the distinction. Well then. I suppose he’ll never make officer in Arnie’s Army. Goad quoted Paul spokeswoman Rachel Mills: “It is certainly nothing personal against Mr. Palmer. In fact, Congressman Paul admires...

Here is video from yesterday's Arnold Palmer Invitational (Bay Hill Classic) where Tiger Woods came to the 18th hole tied with Sean O'Hair at -4 needing a birdie to win the tournament for the 6th time, and post his 66th career victory. The video is the live coverage of the moments just before the putt and showing Woods sinking it for another dramatic victory. Woods entered the day five shots behind. He would seem to be back in top form just in time for the Masters, fully recovered from knee surger last year. . . . . . . (Watch...

Time for the annual celebration of The King, Arnold Palmer and everything he has given to and continues to give to the greatest game ever played.With only 2 weeks to go to The Masters, this is Tiger Woods' tuneup for Augusta. Of course Woods heads a world-class field along with the very best in golf, including, Phil Mickleson, Jim Furyk, Ernie Els, Sergio Garcia, Adam Scott, Anthony Kim, Padraig Harrington, Geoff Ogilvy and last week's winner, Retief Goosen.

SPRING, Texas (AP) - Arnold Palmer tearfully said it was time to stop playing competitive golf after withdrawing from a PGA Champions Tour event early in the first round. <-------SNIP--------> Palmer was making only his second appearance on the 50-and-over tour this season in the Administaff Small Business Classic. He remained with the group after withdrawing to entertain the gallery following him at Augusta Pines Golf Course. <-----snip-----> Palmer said he finished the round because he owed it to his fans.

KAHUKU, Hawaii (AP) - Arnold Palmer married fiancee Kathleen Gawthrop in an intimate beachside ceremony on Oahu's North Shore. Palmer and Gawthrop exchanged nuptials Wednesday evening in a beachfront cottage near the Arnold Palmer Course at the Turtle Bay Resort, where the four-time Masters champion will play at this weekend's Champions Tour event. Palmer, 75, was married once before. His wife of 45 years, Winnie, died in 1999. Gawthrop, of Tiburon, Calif., has three children from a prior marriage and five grandchildren.

President George W. Bush toured western Pennsylvania's flood-ravaged areas by helicopter Wednesday before speaking at a lively campaign rally at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport near Latrobe. Bush flew over the region to see first-hand the destruction caused by heavy rains and flooding from Hurricane Ivan last week. He made a brief stop in Allegheny County to survey the damage on the ground. Later, when his Marine One helicopter touched down in Westmoreland County, the scene at the airport was more like a concert than a campaign stop. Under sunny skies, vendors hawked T-shirts, caps, campaign buttons, water, food and soft...

Doris Day, Estee Lauder, Arnold Palmer Among Medal of Freedom Honorees Elizabeth Wolfe/Associated Press Jun 18, 2004 WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush has selected a dozen people, including an actress, a golf champion and a former senator, to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the White House announced Friday. Two of the recipients will be honored posthumously, while the others are invited to receive the nation's highest civilian honor at a White House ceremony with Bush next Wednesday. The Medal of Freedom, established by President Truman in 1945 to recognize civilians for their World War II service, was reinstated by...

While most of the media and the off-center Americans are grinding their teeth over the Condi Rice flap and the body count;US vs Ragheads....a simple little piece of Americana took place today;the Master Tournament's at August, GA. Arnold Palmer is playing in his 50th Masters. Kids and adults who weren't even born when he started on the Tour are sitting behind the ropes applauding. We need to ask ourselves some questions. Arnie won his first Masters in April, 1960 ( in tribute, I'm sure to the love of my life marrying me in May,) Since then he has been what...I...

Would the streak of 120 straight cuts be in jeopardy since technically this isnt a PGA Tour event?

<p>When the leader of an American institution looks out his window and sees Martha Burk of the National Council of Women's Organizations, the New York Times and the Rev. Jesse Jackson all blowing their horns, like Jericho the walls soon come tumbling down. At least in most cases.</p>

Arnold Palmer, who bid an emotional farewell last year at the Masters, is returning for an encore. Arnold Palmer wants some more adventure at Rae's Creek and the Masters. The 73-year-old Palmer, a four-time winner of the green jacket, decided Saturday to play in the Masters for the 49th consecutive year, spokesman Doc Giffin said. That would tie Doug Ford for the most times playing in the tournament. Giffin said an announcement was expected Monday from Augusta National. ''I can only say he loves to play in that tournament,'' Giffin said. The decision comes one day after Jack Nicklaus, 63,...

Augusta National Golf Club's all-male membership is an eclectic who's who of the corporate, political and sports worlds. Its approximately 300 members range from former Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird to University of South Carolina football coach Lou Holtz; former Georgia Sen. Sam Nunn and auto scion and Detroit Lions owner William Clay Ford; ex-General Electric CEO Jack Welch and Atlanta developer Tom Cousins. The club's roster includes race car builder Roger Penske; the director of the Minnesota Museum of American Art, Bruce Lilly, and beer baron Peter Coors. Also, investment genius Warren Buffett, former Secretary of State George Shultz,...