Not going to lie, I got choked up this morning when Masters chairman Billy Payne walked to No. 1 at Augusta with Arnold Palmer’s widow Kathleen Gawthrop and placed a green jacket on an empty chair for Arnie.
Billy left a spot for Arnie at today’s opening tee pic.twitter.com/s9x7Ef3MlA
— Busted Coverage (@bustedcoverage) April 6, 2017
Palmer died September 25. He was 87.
“This is a wonderful and difficult day,” Masters chairman William Payne said. “Arnold Palmer was more than a King. He was my friend. He was your friend.”
Here’s the full honorary starters ceremony from this morning:
2017 Honorary Starters Ceremony https://t.co/Fb8hJq7CNN
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 6, 2017
