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
BEN CRENSHAWI’m about five inches from being an outstanding golfer. That’s the distance my left ear is from my right.
More Ben Crenshaw Quotes
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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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I had a 15th club in my bag.
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The areas off the greens are masterpieces. I don’t think there’s anything like it in North America.
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A good golf course makes you want to play so badly that you hardly have the time to change your shoes.
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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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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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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.
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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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The game embarrasses you until you feel inadequate.
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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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Hale Irwin is the exception. He just does everything so well.
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The reason the Road Hole at St. Andrews is the most difficult par 4 in the world is that it was designed as a par 6.
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I had a few miracles happen out there today.
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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 feel like I’ve won the tournament.
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