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http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/If-...124623.php

Two weeks ago, the Cardinal sophomore and two-time U.S. Amateur champ drove to Napa to have dinner with Arnold Palmer during the Transamerica Senior Golf Championship at Silverado Country Club. Woods, 19, has been friends with The King for five years.

"The kid was trying to learn knowledge from the legend," Tiger's mother, Kultida, said from the family home in Cypress, Orange County. "Pick his brain."

Understandable. Who better to discuss the game with than Palmer, the most charismatic golfer of all time. Tiger arranged the meeting, and one of the prime topics of conversation was how to deal with fans.

There was only one problem: Arnie picked up the check. Like he was going to stick a poor college kid with the tab! Palmer's generosity, though well-meaning, was deemed a rules violation by the NCAA, which prohibits athletes from receiving benefits because of their status or reputation.

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[BostonCard]

http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/If-...124623.php

Two weeks ago, the Cardinal sophomore and two-time U.S. Amateur champ drove to Napa to have dinner with Arnold Palmer during the Transamerica Senior Golf Championship at Silverado Country Club. Woods, 19, has been friends with The King for five years.

"The kid was trying to learn knowledge from the legend," Tiger's mother, Kultida, said from the family home in Cypress, Orange County. "Pick his brain."

Understandable. Who better to discuss the game with than Palmer, the most charismatic golfer of all time. Tiger arranged the meeting, and one of the prime topics of conversation was how to deal with fans.

There was only one problem: Arnie picked up the check. Like he was going to stick a poor college kid with the tab! Palmer's generosity, though well-meaning, was deemed a rules violation by the NCAA, which prohibits athletes from receiving benefits because of their status or reputation.

BC