Arnold Palmer brought the house down when he held court on Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods at the scene of his own tournament, the Arnold Palmer Invitational, on Wednesday. After paying world No 1 McIlroy a warm tribute and expressing his delight that he had come to play in the event for the first time, the King was asked about Tiger’s absence, and the fact they supposedly spoke for an hour on the phone. Palmer gave the questioner a quizzical look and replied: ‘An hour? Whoever told you that was full of s***!’ Arnold Palmer revealed his joy that Rory McIlroy is competing for the first time in the tournament he hostsArnold Palmer lauded Rory McIlroy for playing his event for the first timeThe 85-year-old believes Tiger Woods will come back as 'a great player'Palmer insists he will hit first shot at the Masters despite injuring shoulder
_ backed Woods to return from his injury problems and become a great player once again.