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.
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.
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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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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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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 15th club in my bag.
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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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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 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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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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Hale Irwin is the exception. He just does everything so well.
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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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The game embarrasses you until you feel inadequate.
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I feel like I’ve won the tournament.
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I had a few miracles happen out there today.
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