A Court Without Its King ; Followers Will Lose Friend in Augusta

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Here's how much Arnold Palmer means to his army of followers: Some of them will give up the most coveted ticket in sports because they won't be able to follow their hero around Augusta National Golf Club anymore.

"I don't think I'm going to be here (next year)," said Col. Joe Curtis, of Macon, Ga., who has followed Palmer in every round here for the past 39 years.

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A Court Without Its King ; Followers Will Lose Friend in Augusta

"I think most of them will be back because it's the Masters," said Doc Giffin, Palmer's longtime personal assistant. "But there probably will be defectors, if you will."

Curtis, 85, was among the huge gallery who saw Palmer make his record 50th consecutive Masters start Thurs...

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