The game embarrasses you until you feel inadequate.
BEN CRENSHAWI don’t have any big secret about putting. Just hit at it. It’s either going to miss or go in.
More Ben Crenshaw Quotes
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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 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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I feel like I’ve won the tournament.
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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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It’s Star Wars golf. This place was designed by Darth Vader.
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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 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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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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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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The areas off the greens are masterpieces. I don’t think there’s anything like it in North America.
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You learn to accept defeat graciously in golf. Unlike other sports, the game itself is a constant opponent. It never stops. A golfer is fortunate to win a few times. We spend our whole lives trying to conquer something, and we lose a lot more than we win.
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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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Hale Irwin is the exception. He just does everything so well.
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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 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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