First, Arnold Palmer. Next, Greg Norman?

Norman posted a 3-over-par 75 on Sunday and finished tied for 36th place at 6-over par in the 2002 Masters Tournament. After making a bogey on No. 18, Norman walked away from possibly his last tournament round in Augusta.

The 47-year-old Norman failed to meet any of the Masters qualifications for this year's event, but received a special international invitation from the Augusta National Golf Club. Now the question is: Will he receive another invitation for the 2003 Masters if he doesn't meet one of the playing requirements?

"Not being a prophet, I can't answer that question," Norman said. "I don't know. Obviously (I'll) keep playing, and if I get in, I get in."

Norman, who has eight top-five Masters finishes, has some work to do if he wants to extend his streak of 22 consecutive Masters appearances. The Hobe Sound, Fla., resident can qualify for the tournament if he finishes in the top four of either the PGA Championship or the British Open or in the top eight of the U.S. Open.

A nonmember of the PGA Tour because he played 11 tour events in 2001 - one shy of the minimum number to retain his membership - Norman entered the year with seven PGA Tour exemptions. With his limited play on the tour, Norman most likely will not finish in the top 40 of the tour's money list.

Ranked No. 130 in the World Golf Ranking, the three-time Masters runner-up is thinking about playing several events on the European Tour later this year.

"If I want to play, I'm going to have to find somewhere to play," he said.

Before he plays anywhere, Norman must improve his putting. He missed four four-foot putts in the final round and tied for last place in putting this week with 124 putts in four rounds.

"My whole problem this week was putting," Norman said. "This is probably the worst I've putted in my entire career over the past four days."

Norman's lone highlight of the day was a 248-yard, 5-wood shot he knocked within nine feet on the par-5 15th hole. He made the eagle putt and playfully acted like he was going to toss his putter in the pond.

"I hit a nice putt," Norman said. "That's all it had in it."