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One of Sir 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. MORE GOLF NEWS “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

Ten minutes into a warm-up session before my first round at the Royal Blue Golf Club at Baha Mar resort in the Bahamas, I hit a 7-iron from a set of forged Itobori clubs—an exclusive Japanese golf-equipment brand that charges about $12,000 for a fully stocked bag. The opportunity to hit clubs made by Itobori and PXG—as well as current models from Titleist, Taylormade, and Callaway—is possible thanks to Royal Blue’s “better-than-your-own� club rental program. For $350 ($55 more than the club’s standard greens fee), guests can enjoy the “all-in� package, which includes rental clubs, rental shoes (if needed), and two sleeves of Titleist Pro-V1 golf balls.