Arnold Palmer Center At Far Hills

The USGA’s Fred Ridley and Arnold Palmer were in the "Palmer Cabin" at Bay Hill to announce the USGA’s new “Arnold Palmer Center for Golf History.” Palmer had all of the enthusiasm of a passenger standing in line at airport security.

For some reason I thought that the name of the new center gave the impression that Arnold had donated some of his small fortune to get the thing jump-started. Naturally, I was delusional once again. USGA.org details the $16 million add-on to Golf House and quotes Ridley about Palmer’s devotion to the USGA, which has been steadfast. Well, except for that time when Palmer backed Ely Callaway’s non-conforming driver…oh picky, picky, I know. They also post Palmer's thank you letter.