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...pulled the ball out of bounds, leading to a triple bogey. "If I play in a tournament," says Palmer, "I'm still foolish enough to think that I can win." And though they are both fiercely competitive, they seem to like nothing more than a friendly game of golf with cronies. Palmer's doctors told him no golf for six weeks, so on Day 43 he was back out on the course. Woods enjoys playing with pros who live in the Orlando area so "I can take a little money out of their pockets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE KINGS OF SWING | 3/31/1997 | See Source »

Their most obvious connection, of course, is what they have done for the game of golf. In the American history of the sport, there have been four popular bookmarks: Francis Ouimet, the 20-year-old amateur who defeated British greats Harry Vardon and Ted Ray in a playoff for the 1913 U.S. Open in Brookline, Massachusetts; Bobby Jones, whose 1930 Grand Slam earned him a ticker-tape parade in New York City; Palmer, who teamed with television to bring golf millions of new fans; and Woods, whose galleries are not only larger than anyone else's but considerably younger...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE KINGS OF SWING | 3/31/1997 | See Source »

...gallery ropes, demands that not even Palmer has faced. Woods, after all, carries the hope of both African and Asian Americans, not to mention Nike, and he must deal with much more media than Palmer ever did. And those demands will only increase as his tour proceeds back through golf history, from Palmer's Bay Hill to the Masters created by Jones to Ouimet's U.S. Open. "Tiger has an opportunity to become one of the greatest golfers, or maybe even the greatest golfer, of all time," Palmer recently told Larry Guest of the Orlando Sentinel. "But coming with that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE KINGS OF SWING | 3/31/1997 | See Source »

...inventory list submitted to Fujisaki by the Goldman family lawyers also included a $700 Buffalo Bills helmet, a $25,500 Andy Warhol silkscreen of Simpson, Simpson's $60,000 Chevy Suburban, a $40,000 14-carat gold necklace with 89 diamonds, plus an assortment of golf clubs, Baccarat crystal vases, Limoges china and sports trophies. While the Goldman estate also seeks stocks and interests in five Simpson companies, it is not clear if Fujisaki made a decision on confiscation of investment portfolios. In any case, O.J. probably hasn't seen the last of the sheriff's moving van. Another order...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: O.J. Loses His Shirt | 3/30/1997 | See Source »

...inventory list submitted to Fujisaki by the Goldman family lawyers also included a $700 Buffalo Bills helmet, a $25,500 Andy Warhol silkscreen of Simpson, Simpson's $60,000 Chevy Suburban, a $40,000 14-carat gold necklace with 89 diamonds, plus an assortment of golf clubs, Baccarat crystal vases, Limoges china and sports trophies. While the Goldman estate also seeks stocks and interests in five Simpson companies, it is not clear if Fujisaki made a decision on confiscation of investment portfolios. In any case, O.J. probably hasn't seen the last of the sheriff's moving van. Another order...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: O.J. Loses His Shirt | 3/29/1997 | See Source »

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