...a man determined to wring every ounce of pleasure that remained on the grounds and that was the way he played." -- Jim Litke, Associated Press "The last 18 holes will be the toughest for Arnold Palmer. And it has nothing to do with the state...

...To almost no one's surprise, it came in 1941, when nobody scored much, and even fewer people cared. ------ Jim Litke is the national sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at jlitkeap.org.

...just before the interview, ''is the start of the healing process.'' He'd better do more than hope. ------ Jim Litke is the national sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at jlitkeap.org

...away from the matchup. ''I'll probably be limited when I come back,'' he said, ''but so what?'' ------ Jim Litke is the national sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at jlitkeap.org

...him instead of Labonte. Park didn't hesitate. "There would have been one hell of a wreck," he said. ------ Jim Litke is the national sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at jlitke(at)ap.org

...to the spectacle means those baseball moments we prize from the past will be harder and harder to come by. ------ Jim Litke is the national sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at jlitke(at)ap.org

...rounds are out there," Woods said, smiling. Never write off a man who knows how to talk to his golf ball. ------ Jim Litke is the national sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at jlitke(at)ap.org

...no longer the only one worth tapping. Apparently, we could do a lot worse than look to Japan for help. ------ Jim Litke is the national sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at jlitke(at)ap.org

...everyone is aware football is the most violent, certainly, of the team sports," Condon told Associated Press columnist Jim Litke in a radio interview. "We typically have less fights and bench-clearing brawls than in other sports. Our guys do...

...I get into Salt Lake City sometime Friday morning," Craig said. "Other than that, no comment." ------ Jim Litke is the national sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at jlitke(at)ap.org