Arnold Palmer Invitational, the Tournament Fit for a King

ORLANDO, Fla. — A golf cart driving onto the practice range and parking behind players to watch them swing isn't typically met with this kind of enthusiasm.

Unless the guy behind the wheel in his pink shirt is Arnold Palmer.

This was late Monday afternoon at Bay Hill, and these are Palmer's people — tour players at work on the range. They came over to say hello, some to introduce themselves. The Arnold Palmer Invitational enters its 38th year with one noticeable difference.

The King won't be around as much as he usually is this week.

Palmer is 86 and not moving around as well as he once did. He decided not to hold a press conference for the first time this year, instead taking questions that…