I feel like I’ve won the tournament.
BEN CRENSHAWAs a golfer, you feel like you’re perpetually on the rack [in foursomes]. Mentally, it’s very difficult.
More Ben Crenshaw Quotes
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The game embarrasses you until you feel inadequate.
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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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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’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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As a golfer, you feel like you’re perpetually on the rack [in foursomes]. Mentally, it’s very difficult.
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It’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.
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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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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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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 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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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 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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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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