Defending champion Arnold Palmer made Getting the cut on the number at 149 ( +9 ) , then shot even-par twice and climbed Motion_directional into a tie for 14th place , eight strokes behind Littler .

The co-leader entering Sunday , his attempt to secure the second leg of the grand slam came up short on the back nine on Sunday , as he shot Use_firearm 37 for an even-par 72 .