ORLANDO, Fla. — Arnold Palmer will be on the first tee to help start the Masters this year — but without his golf clubs.
Palmer said Tuesday he has told Augusta National that he will not be hitting the ceremonial tee shot next month, a role the four-time Masters champion had taken on since 2007. Jack Nicklaus joined him in 2010 and Gary Player, the other member of the "Big Three," was added in 2012.
"I plan to go out to the first tee with the chairman on Thursday morning and watch Jack and Gary sweat it out and hit the shots," Palmer said.