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PGA Tour Commissioners top priority is to make Palmer proud
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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jay Monahan never said his first priority as PGA Tour commissioner was for every player to be just like Arnold Palmer.That would be asking for the impossible.Consider one of the many remarkable stories in Tom Callahan’s book, “Arnie.” Two men from Chicago, Jeff Roberts and Wally Schneider, were serving in Vietnam and wrote to Palmer seeking help with their bunker shots (when they weren’t shooting from bunkers). Palmer not only replied, he sent two sand wedges and golf balls, along with his sincere wishes for a safe and speedy return.Roberts went to the Western Open when he got home.