{"id":9168,"date":"2012-03-22T03:23:54","date_gmt":"2012-03-22T01:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/03\/golf-palmer-disappointed-by-absentees\/"},"modified":"2012-03-22T03:23:54","modified_gmt":"2012-03-22T01:23:54","slug":"golf-palmer-disappointed-by-absentees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/golf-palmer-disappointed-by-absentees\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf-Palmer disappointed by absentees"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Simon Evans<\/span><\/p>\n

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ORLANDO, Florida, March 21<\/span> (Reuters) – Arnold Palmer has
\nexpressed his disappointment at the world’s top players,
\nparticularly Rory McIlroy, who opted not to compete in his
\nannual tournament, starting at Bay Hill on Thursday.<\/p>\n

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While Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will headline the $6
\nmillion invitational, the top six ranked players in the world,
\nincluding world number one Luke Donald and number two McIlroy,
\nare all absent from the penultimate PGA Tour event before next
\nmonth’s Masters.<\/p>\n

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“I’m disappointed that they are not here, no question about
\nit,” Palmer told reporters on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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“I’m certainly not happy that those fellas chose not to come
\nthis year. We are doing everything we can to entice them to come
\nand play.”<\/p>\n

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Palmer, a seven time major winner, said he was especially
\ndisappointed that McIlroy, the reigning U.S. Open champion and a
\n crowd favourite in America, did not enter, taking a gentle jibe
\nat the way he told him.<\/p>\n

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“I had a letter from Rory seeking my consultation and (he)
\ntold me he wasn’t coming. And of course that made me feel
\ngreat,” Palmer said with a wry smile.<\/p>\n

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“And if you believe that, I’ll talk to you outside
\nafterwards.”<\/p>\n

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Also missing from the tournament are Donald’s fellow
\nEnglishman Lee Westood, ranked three in the world, as well as
\nGermany’s Martin Kaymer (four), American Steve Stricker (five)
\nand South Africa’s Charl Schwartzel, last year’s Masters
\nchampion.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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