I’m going to leave y’all with one thought. I’m a big believer in fate. I have a good feeling about this.
BEN CRENSHAWThe game embarrasses you until you feel inadequate.
More Ben Crenshaw Quotes
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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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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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It’s Star Wars golf. This place was designed by Darth Vader.
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I had a few miracles happen out there today.
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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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Hale Irwin is the exception. He just does everything so well.
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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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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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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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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 know most players do, but I always keep both eyes opened. I still do it. I see two shafts, the real one and the transparent one. I look for what’s on the inside edge of the transparent one
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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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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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