1.   No, the five world golf tours had hoped for much more when they forged this match-play tournament a year ago.

2.   That combination has made him the singular sensation of world golf.

3.   And world golf should get better with the addition of the new international events announced over the weekend.

4.   Nevertheless, it appeared the two men were planning on working together as world golf reshaped itself as the new century approached.

5.   Nick Price of Zimbabwe, who dominated world golf for more than two years, recently has shown signs of emerging from a season-long funk.

6.   Sarazen says the replacement of caddies by carts in the United States has helped shift the balance of power in world golf.

7.   Palmer himself said Asia was already beginning to play a bigger role in world golf.