As another Masters Tournament draws near, the city starts to slowly turn its thoughts to the fact that, for one all too short of a week, the city of Augusta will be the center of the universe for the sporting world.

So many cities, including Atlanta, can only wish Bobby Jones had built his greatest masterpiece in their fair city, but he didn't. He chose a quaint little escape for him and his closest friends, to elude the hustle and bustle of the busy city life. There was no reason, either monetary or momentous, that drew him here. It was the simple fact that he fell in love with the city and its residents.

There is another champion that has visited our fair city for more than 50 years, who has also fallen in love with Augusta and continues to return. He has honored us by being instrumental in the design and layout of both the First Tee and Forest Hills Country Club, and his life has exemplified the meaning of hard work and diligence.

This city has seen fit to name an expressway after its greatest friend, which now encircles us. I wish that it could also see fit, with the completion of the extension to the River Watch Parkway, to consider the possibility of renaming it the Arnold Palmer Parkway, which would, I think, add to the city's historical mystique.