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Palmer to Settle for Host Role at Bay Hill
February 04, 2005
Arnold Palmer, who has served as both a competitor
and the host of the Bay Hill Invitational since he established it at
his Orlando club in 1979, will relinquish his role as a player for the
first time when the tournament presented by MasterCard begins on
Thursday, March 17. Since Palmer, now 75, had previously declared that the 2004 Masters Tournament would be his final one as a player, he will not appear in a tournament during a PGA Tour season for the first time since he joined the circuit in 1955. However, he has indicated that he will continue to play selective events on the Champions Tour, including the Senior Open and Senior PGA
Championships. The BHI is one of the invitational jewels on
the PGA Tour which always attracts a strong international field in one
of the run-up weeks to the Masters in April. Information is
available on the tournament website:
www.bayhillinvitational.com.
Posted by dgiffin at February 4, 2005 12:00 AM