Arnie weds on
North Shore

At 75, Arnold Palmer feels like a kid again after saying "I do."

Palmer married fiancˇe Kathleen Gawthrop in an intimate beachside ceremony on the North Shore.

"I feel like a 25-year-old," he said yesterday.

The couple exchanged nuptials Wednesday evening in a beach cottage near the Arnold Palmer Course at the Turtle Bay Resort, where the four-time Masters champion will play at this weekend's Champions Tour event.

"She's a great lady. I've known her for a long time. We've been engaged for some time and dated before that," Palmer said. "She's just very special."

The wedding ceremony, held as the sun set over the Pacific Ocean, was private and small.

"The minister, the bride and the groom. That was it," Palmer said.

Palmer was married once before. His wife of 45 years, Winnie, died in 1999.