I had a few miracles happen out there today.
BEN CRENSHAWThe areas off the greens are masterpieces. I don’t think there’s anything like it in North America.
More Ben Crenshaw Quotes
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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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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 about five inches from being an outstanding golfer. That’s the distance my left ear is from my right.
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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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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 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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It’s Star Wars golf. This place was designed by Darth Vader.
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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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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 had a 15th club in my bag.
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The game embarrasses you until you feel inadequate.
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Hitting a shorter club to these greens means a great, great deal. Younger players are so much more capable length-wise.
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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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I have felt terribly from the beginning when I saw the problems and recognized that they would be ongoing. We were hired to put back the contours of the greens as closely as possible to George Thomas’s designs and were real proud of what we did. It’s a sad situation now.
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