FILE - In this April 8, 2009, file photo, former Masters' champions Jack Nicklaus, left, and Arnold Palmer wait while playing the Par 3 contest before the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. Nicklaus said he would never be a ceremonial player, and just because he'll be on the first tee with Arnold Palmer at Augusta National next April doesn't change that. Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer will be honorary starters, not ceremonial ones. But if they decide to hit more than a tee shot, the lines get blurred. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

FILE - In this April 8, 2009, file photo, former Masters' champions Jack Nicklaus, left, and Arnold Palmer wait while playing the Par 3 contest before the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. Nicklaus said he would never be a ceremonial player, and just because he'll be on the first tee with Arnold Palmer at Augusta National next April doesn't change that. Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer will be honorary starters, not ceremonial ones. But if they decide to hit more than a tee shot, the lines get blurred.

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  1. Tiger Woods walks to the 14th green during the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament in Orlando in this March 12, 2008 file photo. The world number one golfer was seriously injured in a car accident on Friday, a Florida newspaper reported. The Orlando Sentinel, citing the Florida Highway Patrol, said Woods' car struck a fire hydrant and a tree in Florida's Isleworth community, near Orlando.
  2. ST AUGUSTINE, FL - NOVEMBER 02: PGA Hall of Fame golfer Arnold Palmer prepares to speak during the World Golf Hall of Fame induction ceremonys on November 2, 2009 in St Augustine, Florida. Palmer is making the induction address for former President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

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  1. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 14: Golf legend Jack Nicklaus (C) watches the match between Roger Federer of Switzerland and Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina on day fifteen of the 2009 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 14, 2009 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
  2. U.S. Golfer Jack Nicklaus, right, watches as school students get a taste of golf during a teaching session at Formby Hall Golf Club, Merseyside, with a group of school children near Manchester, England, Monday Sept. 7, 2009. Nicklaus is teaching the pupils as part of The First Tee programme, to encourage young people to try out the game of golf. ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT.
  3. U.S. Golfer Jack Nicklaus, right, watches as school students get a taste of golf during a teaching session at Formby Hall Golf Club, Merseyside, with a group of school children near Manchester, England, Monday Sept. 7, 2009. Nichlaus is teaching the pupils as part of The First Tee programme, to encourage young people to try out the game of golf.
  4. FILE - In this April 8, 2009, file photo, former Masters' champions Jack Nicklaus, left, and Arnold Palmer wait while playing the Par 3 contest before the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. Nicklaus said he would never be a ceremonial player, and just because he'll be on the first tee with Arnold Palmer at Augusta National next April doesn't change that. Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer will be honorary starters, not ceremonial ones. But if they decide to hit more than a tee shot, the lines get blurred.
  5. FILE - In this April 4, 2007, file photo, Jack Nicklaus, left, and Arnold Palmer stand at the first tee during the Par 3 contest for the 2007 Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. Nicklaus said he would never be a ceremonial player, and just because he'll be on the first tee with Arnold Palmer at Augusta National next April doesn't change that. Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer will be honorary starters, not ceremonial ones. But if they decide to hit more than a tee shot, the lines get blurred.
  6. FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2007, file photo, Jack Nicklaus, left, and Arnold Palmer smile on the first tee before the the Del Webb Father/Son Challenge golf tournament in orlando, Fla. Nicklaus said he would never be a ceremonial player, and just because he'll be on the first tee with Arnold Palmer at Augusta National next April doesn't change that. Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer will be honorary starters, not ceremonial ones. But if they decide to hit more than a tee shot, the lines get blurred.
  7. SHENZEN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 20: (EDITORS NOTE: A GRADUATED FILTER WAS USED IN THE CREATION OF THIS IMAGE) A general view of the 16th hole on the World Cup golf course designed by Jack Nicklaus at Mission Hills on November 20, 2009 in Shenzen, China.
  8. SHENZEN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 20: (EDITORS NOTE: A GRADUATED FILTER WAS USED IN THE CREATION OF THIS IMAGE) . A general view of the 16th hole on the World Cup golf course designed by Jack Nicklaus at Mission Hills on November 20, 2009 in Shenzen, China.
  9. Golfing legend Arnold Palmer, right, jokes around with fellow golfer Peter Jacobsen, center, after autographing the back of his commemorative Pirates jersey as Pittsburgh Pirates broadcaster and former pitcher Steve Blass looks on before a baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. Palmer, a native of nearby Latrobe, Pa., was at the game for a celebration of his 80th birthday on Sept. 10.
  10. FILE - In this April 8, 2009, file photo, former Masters' champions Jack Nicklaus, left, and Arnold Palmer wait while playing the Par 3 contest before the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. Nicklaus said he would never be a ceremonial player, and just because he'll be on the first tee with Arnold Palmer at Augusta National next April doesn't change that. Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer will be honorary starters, not ceremonial ones. But if they decide to hit more than a tee shot, the lines get blurred.
  11. FILE - In this April 4, 2007, file photo, Jack Nicklaus, left, and Arnold Palmer stand at the first tee during the Par 3 contest for the 2007 Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. Nicklaus said he would never be a ceremonial player, and just because he'll be on the first tee with Arnold Palmer at Augusta National next April doesn't change that. Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer will be honorary starters, not ceremonial ones. But if they decide to hit more than a tee shot, the lines get blurred.
  12. FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2007, file photo, Jack Nicklaus, left, and Arnold Palmer smile on the first tee before the the Del Webb Father/Son Challenge golf tournament in orlando, Fla. Nicklaus said he would never be a ceremonial player, and just because he'll be on the first tee with Arnold Palmer at Augusta National next April doesn't change that. Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer will be honorary starters, not ceremonial ones. But if they decide to hit more than a tee shot, the lines get blurred.
  13. Golfing legend Arnold Palmer (80) arrives on the field at PNC Park before a baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. Palmer, a native of nearby Latrobe, Pa., was at the park for a celebration of his 80th birthday on Sept. 10.
  14. Tiger Woods walks to the 14th green during the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament in Orlando in this March 12, 2008 file photo. The world number one golfer was seriously injured in a car accident on Friday, a Florida newspaper reported. The Orlando Sentinel, citing the Florida Highway Patrol, said Woods' car struck a fire hydrant and a tree in Florida's Isleworth community, near Orlando.
  15. ST AUGUSTINE, FL - NOVEMBER 02: PGA Hall of Fame golfer Arnold Palmer prepares to speak during the World Golf Hall of Fame induction ceremonys on November 2, 2009 in St Augustine, Florida. Palmer is making the induction address for former President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
  16. ST AUGUSTINE, FL - NOVEMBER 02: PGA Hall of Fame golfer Arnold Palmer speaks during the World Golf Hall of Fame induction ceremonys on November 2, 2009 in St Augustine, Florida. Palmer is making the induction address for former President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

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