AUGUSTA, Ga. Jack Nicklaus touched the Arnies Army commemorative badge on his lapel and smiled.Nicklaus and Gary Player were asked what Arnold Palmer would have thought of Augusta National's handing those out to the patrons Thursday as they entered the Masters.He would have dropped over if he had seen one on Gary and me, Nicklaus cracked in the media center shortly after they hit the ceremonial first tee shots.Nicklaus and Player kept the spirit of their relationship with Palmer alive during and after they hit their ceremonial shots, sharing Palmer stories with reporters. In this first Masters since Palmers death, they recounted how they loved to tease each other, and how much fun they had when they werent trying to beat each other.
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Player said laughter was a tonic in their relationship. As The Big Three, they competed hard but also forged meaningful friendships. Augusta National was part of their bond as winners of green jackets.We played a lot of practice rounds here, Nicklaus said. We played a lot of exhibitions here. We traveled a lot together. We had dinner a lot together. We stayed in each other's homes. We relieved our tensions.I know that Gary and Arnold and I were all competitive. None of us wanted to lose. We all wanted to win. We wanted to beat each other's brains out, but we knew once the day of golf was over, that it was time to go be civil again and be friends, have fun, enjoy time, spend time with our wives.Nicklaus won more Masters (6) than Palmer (4) or Player (3), but he said Palmers relationship with the Masters was more defining.The Masters made Arnold in many ways, because of his wins in '58, '60, '62, and '64, Nicklaus said. But the other way around, I think Arnold made the Masters. Arnold put the Masters on the map, and with his rise and his popularity, the Masters rose the same. I think they were both very good for each other and very synonymous with each other.
ERIN, Wis. (AP) - Jordan Spieth's first attempt to get out of the bunker on the 18th hole Saturday ended badly. The ball slid back down the sandy slope until it came to a rest near his footprints.
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Portrush native Graeme McDowell has qualified for The Open, ensuring a return to a course he has played hundreds of times. Three qualifying spots were available this week at the RBC Canadian Open
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Portrush native Graeme McDowell has certified for The Open, making certain a return to a course he has performed lots of of instances. Three qualifying spots have been out there this week on the RBC Canadian Open, and McDowell buried a 30-foot par putt on the ultimate inexperienced to make sure he would have one in all them.
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Im glad to see guys finally criticizing this swing change. Earlier in the telecast Johnny Miller said he didn't like the changes and thinks Tiger needs to go back and look at videos of his old swing and get back to basic fundamentals, even suggesting getting back together with Butch.
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But, for all of the over-thinking that Spieth has been doing lately, he had forgotten all about the one concept that guided him to three straight major victories.
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