Impressed Nicklaus Has Eye of Tiger

After Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer played a practice round Wednesday with Tiger Woods, Nicklaus sounded as if Magnolia Lane should be renamed Woods Way.

“He’s the finest fundamentally sound golfer that I have ever seen at any age,” Nicklaus said of the 20-year-old two-time U.S. Amateur champion. “He made my game feel puny.”

Nicklaus predicted Woods would win more Masters titles than the 10 he and Palmer won. “I don’t know if he’s ready to win or not [this year], but he’ll be the favorite for the next 20 years.”

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Ben Crenshaw, stand-up comic?

Question: “How are you finding the greens?”

Crenshaw: “There’s one at the end of every hole.”