Yesterday was a banner day. I got to interview one of the "freakings." As is Jack freaking Nicklaus, Tiger freaking Woods, or Arnold freaking Palmer. In this case, Arnie. The King showed up to play in the pro-am with pal and business partner Administaff CEO Paul Sarvadi. What's amazing to me about Arnie is how popular he remains. It was Wednesday morning and he still had a sizable gallery. Palmer is the most accommodating golfer in history, which is why he's the game's greatest ambassador. He never hesitated to sign a ton of autographs and pose for pictures throughout his round. He's not a tenth of what he was in his golfing prime, and you can tell it bugs him. I admire that. If anyone has deserved to let it all hang out and play some below-average golf it's Palmer. But the competitor in him can't help but be a little cheesed at the state of his game. Deep down, he's still the golfer who reigned at Cherry Hills in 1960.

I also had a good conversation with Ben Crenshaw, my dad's idol growing up. I had to embarrass Dad by telling been how Dad cried in front of the TV when the final putt dropped in the 1995 Masters.

The Administaff has been blessed by one of the best fields this season. 29 of the Top 30 money-winners are at Augusta Pines this week. It seems like there is a past major champion in every other group. There are a lot of Champions Tour rookies who could be a threat: John Crook, Jeff Sluman, and Fred Funk to name a few.

More to come later, plus pictures!

-Alex