GOLF Faldo recalls fave Arnie tales

One of Nick Faldo’s favorite memories of Arnold Palmer came at the tournament Jack Nicklaus built.

Faldo was the Memorial Tournament honoree two years ago, and he was touched by watching Nicklaus and Palmer sitting next to each in the clubhouse, with Nicklaus making sure Palmer was doing OK. Faldo described it as a sweet moment between two of the most revered figures in golf.

And then he saw the competitive side of the two rivals.

“Arnold looks out the window and says, ‘Hey, Jack, it looks pretty green out there. I’ve never seen this place looking so green,’” Faldo said. “And Jack goes straight into it: ‘We built a brand new clubhouse. We’re serving Jack Nicklaus wine. We’ve got Jack Nicklaus outerwear. We’ve got Jack Nicklaus sunglasses. We’ve got Jack Nicklaus ice cream.’ And a waiter comes over and says to Arnold, ‘Sir, can I get you a drink?’

“Arnold looks straight at Jack and says, ‘I’ll have an Arnold Palmer.’”

MASTERS MOMENT:

Winning the Masters was a blur for Danny Willett for all the right reasons. He got into the mix late in the round after Jordan Spieth put two shots in the water on No. 12. His wife had just given birth to their first child and he didn’t realize he would be coming to Augusta National until the last minute. And then he was wearing a green jacket.

While he had the jacket for a year, what really hit home was when he put the jacket on Sergio Garcia.

“Just fantastic scenes to be able to see him and his family in Butler Cabin, and how I imagine that would have looked the year before when obviously I was there,” Willett said Tuesday. /