I don’t have any big secret about putting. Just hit at it. It’s either going to miss or go in.
BEN CRENSHAWThe 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.
More Ben Crenshaw Quotes
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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 areas off the greens are masterpieces. I don’t think there’s anything like it in North America.
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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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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’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 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 feel like I’ve won the tournament.
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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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The game embarrasses you until you feel inadequate.
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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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As a golfer, you feel like you’re perpetually on the rack [in foursomes]. Mentally, it’s very difficult.
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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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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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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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