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.
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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The areas off the greens are masterpieces. I don’t think there’s anything like it in North America.
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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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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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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 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’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 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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The game embarrasses you until you feel inadequate.
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I had a 15th club in my bag.
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I had a few miracles happen out there today.
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I feel like I’ve won the tournament.
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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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As a golfer, you feel like you’re perpetually on the rack [in foursomes]. Mentally, it’s very difficult.
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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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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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