Only once in the past 12 years has there been a stronger field in the Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard than the 132 players who will tee off March 18-24 at the Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, Florida.

According to the Official World Golf Ranking, there will be nine of the top 15 players in the world and 21 of the top 30 players in the world for this, the 35th annual PGA TOUR event at Bay Hill. In just one year since 2000 have more highly-ranked players entered, and that year, 2007, featured 12 of the top 15 players and 22 of the top 30.

Say this about Arnold Palmer: when it comes to golf, whether he's playing it or contributing to it in some other fashion, he never takes his eye off the ball.

The legendary golfer and seven-time major championship winner doesn't play as much as he used to, but he's still active in the game in many ways, but, of course, no more so than in hosting the PGA TOUR tournament that bears his name. As the 35th edition of the Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard approaches, Palmer has a laser focus on making sure that every detail is scrutinized so that when the game's best players arrive, they'll encounter an environment conducive to producing a first-class golf competition at the Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, Florida.

“Arnold Palmer is not only Golf Channel’s co-founder, but also now one of Morning Drive’s most loyal viewers, so we are proud to be naming Morning Drive’s new studio after him,” said Mike McCarley, Golf Channel President. “Morning Drive’s new editorial philosophy is to showcase golf as a lifestyle for a lifetime, just as Mr. Palmer has enjoyed all aspects of the game since first swinging a club at age 3.”

This year’s event raised $86,200, adding to an amount that now totals more than $500,000 given to the hospital over Kingdom magazine’s ten-year history.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – January 8, 2013 – Electronic Arts Inc., (NASDAQ: EA) announced today that fans will be able to battle nine of the greatest golf legends of all-time in Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® 14. All-new game mode, Legends of the Majors, gives players a chance to travel back through time and relive the rich history of golf by matching up against the sport’s greatest legends, including Seve Ballesteros, Ben Hogan, Bobby Jones, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Sam Snead, Lee Trevino and Tiger Woods. Players can work their way through these legends in various eras and take each of them down to earn their own seat at the table of golf legends.

That was an agonizing loss, but with a half-century of hindsight it’s clear to me that such challenges are the key to growth. This is as true for athletes as it is for businessmen and as true for sports as it is for industries. Look at our own game. Golf has been kicked around some in the last few years. Whether it was the glut of golf courses; the damage of a Great Recession during which politicians rushed to make the sport a scapegoat; or the soft television ratings from a few years ago, the game has faced its share of tests.

Woods has a rich history with the golf icon as he has won the Arnold Palmer Invitational seven times, most recently in 2012 and he has 74 PGA TOUR career wins, second on the all-time list.

WOODBURY, N.Y. -- AriZona Beverages and Arnold Palmer hit another hole in one with the latest addition to the popular Arnold Palmer Half & Half line with Arnold Palmer Strawberry Half & Half. The latest twist on the classic favorite stays true to its roots with a half and half combination, but adds a rosy pink hue from the strawberries with a refreshing flavor and a cool taste.

The Arnold Palmer Strawberry is bound to stand off the shelves with its bold black can, speckled with strawberries and a red top reflecting the delicious contents inside. Palmer's quirky side is also carried out onto the packaging, with word bubbles featuring famous quotes from Arnie himself.

The Arnold Palmer Strawberry Half & Half is available in 23 oz cans with a suggested retail price of $0.99. As with all AriZona products, the Strawberry Half & Half contains no artificial flavors, colors or preservatives.

Courtesy of USGA.org - By Ron Driscoll, USGA

Arnold Palmer has been described in many ways over his legendary career in golf: charismatic, determined, generous, accessible, successful, a man of the people. His accomplishments inside and outside the game have earned him countless honors, and on Sept. 12 in Washington, D.C., he became just the sixth sportsman to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.

Golf legend Arnold Palmer (second from left) receives the Congressional Gold Medal from House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio (left), himself a passionate golfer, on Wednesday during a ceremony in the Rotunda of the Capitol in Washington. At far right is Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada is second from right. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)