1.   Polland is now living in Spain and no longer involved in competitive golf while Brennan returned to the amateur ranks shortly after his success.

2.   Arnold Palmer will not be playing competitive golf for a while because he learned last Friday that he has prostate cancer.

3.   Arnold Palmer will not be playing competitive golf for a while.

4.   Bourque is happy to take a break from competitive golf.

5.   After three weeks in a Dubai hospital, Carter returned to England, in better spirits and clinging to hope for a return to competitive golf.

6.   But as a senior vice president and corporate bond broker at Cantor Fitzgerald, Galvin never found enough time to play extensive competitive golf.

7.   Competitive golf has expanded dramatically in the last decade, absorbing players of varying economic backgrounds, ethnicities, and genders.

8.   Even so, handling emotions is one of the toughest parts of playing competitive golf, said Ernie Els.

9.   He relaxed on the beach, took a break from competitive golf, and did a little gambling.

10.   He then announced his retirement from competitive golf and went on to found the Masters and Augusta National GC.