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At least Nicklaus was able to hang in there sometimes...he was even on the leader board at times in some tournaments, most notably in the Masters a year or two ago.

Now Palmer, who is about 10 years older, seems to be the one in denial. A great, great player in his day, but he's just flat too old to be out there anymore. I think he finally realizes it.

i don't think Palmer did it to try and be in contention so to speak. I think he did it more as a chance to give his fans another chance to see him out there. I suspect Jack will do this as well. He knows he can't get it done anymore, but he also knows that he has lots of fans that love to see him play just to see him play no matter how he shoots.