Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open Tournament Director Roy Turner announced Tuesday that Woody Austin will be competing in this year's Nationwide Tour event to be played once again at Crestview Country Club June 16-19.
Top-ranked Lee Westwood finished Thursday's first round of the Ballantine's Championship with a double bogey, falling six shots behind leader Damien McGrane.
The 81-year-old Palmer won 62 times on the PGA Tour, including seven major championships. He helped oversee the modification of several holes at Quail Hollow in 1986.
Rory McIlroy is shaking off his final round collapse at the Masters last week and shares the lead at the Malaysian Open after a rain-shortened second round.
Golf has revised one of its rules so that players who are made aware of a violation after they have signed their scorecard can still get penalized without being disqualified.