I had a 15th club in my bag.
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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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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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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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 Star Wars golf. This place was designed by Darth Vader.
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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 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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Hale Irwin is the exception. He just does everything so well.
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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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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 had a few miracles happen out there today.
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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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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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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 feel like I’ve won the tournament.
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