I was horrified. Absolutely heart sick. All I could think of was that after 23 years together, I’d lost my faithful ally. I couldn’t sleep, couldn’t get the loss out of my mind. It was like discovering that someone in my family had died.
BEN CRENSHAWIt’s emotional for every champion who decides to step down, it’s a tough decision. It’s probably easier for some, like me. But I’m just going to try to take it in stride. It’s part of life.
More Ben Crenshaw Quotes
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I know most players do, but I always keep both eyes opened. I still do it. I see two shafts, the real one and the transparent one. I look for what’s on the inside edge of the transparent one
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I do not think I could go on living unless I felt that one day I might win the Open Championship at St. Andrews.
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I’m going to leave y’all with one thought. I’m a big believer in fate. I have a good feeling about this.
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I don’t have any big secret about putting. Just hit at it. It’s either going to miss or go in.
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Golf is the hardest game in the world. There is no way you can ever get it. Just when you think you do, the game jumps up and puts you in your place.
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As a golfer, you feel like you’re perpetually on the rack [in foursomes]. Mentally, it’s very difficult.
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If we are to preserve the integrity of golf as left to us by our forefathers, it is up to all of us to carry on the true spirit of the game.
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I’m about five inches from being an outstanding golfer. That’s the distance my left ear is from my right.
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It’s Star Wars golf. This place was designed by Darth Vader.
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My golf game’s gone off so much that when I went fishing a couple of weeks ago my first cast missed the lake.
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This is happening all over the world. It’s not just this golf course. Hopefully, if it stays dry, it will let a few more people in (contention). If it gets wet, though, there’s only a few people where it’s attainable.
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I had a few miracles happen out there today.
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But, if you miss (the supposedly easy pin) by just a little bit, you’re looking at the next putt from 30 feet. The ball just rolls away.
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I feel like I’ve won the tournament.
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I enjoy Augusta. I enjoy its challenges. There’s no other golf course like this anywhere. Its greens and its challenges on and around the greens are just super, super tough. So the greens are fun to play in sort of a morbid way
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