Ben Crenshaw on fishing
Ben Crenshaw26 quotes“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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It’s Star Wars golf. This place was designed by Darth Vader.
Ben CrenshawBen Crenshaw The game embarrasses you until you feel inadequate.
Ben CrenshawBen Crenshaw I don’t have any big secret about putting. Just hit at it. It’s either going to miss or go in.
Ben CrenshawBen Crenshaw 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.
Ben CrenshawBen Crenshaw I had a 15th club in my bag.
Ben CrenshawBen Crenshaw 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.
Ben CrenshawBen Crenshaw I feel like I’ve won the tournament.
Ben CrenshawBen Crenshaw I’m about five inches from being an outstanding golfer. That’s the distance my left ear is from my right.
Ben CrenshawBen Crenshaw I do not think I could go on living unless I felt that one day I might win the Open Championship at St. Andrews.
Ben CrenshawBen Crenshaw 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 CrenshawBen Crenshaw A good golf course makes you want to play so badly that you hardly have the time to change your shoes.
Ben CrenshawBen Crenshaw Hitting a shorter club to these greens means a great, great deal. Younger players are so much more capable length-wise.
Ben CrenshawBen Crenshaw Hale Irwin is the exception. He just does everything so well.
Ben CrenshawBen Crenshaw This is happening all over the world. It’s not just this golf course. Hopefully, if it stays dry, it will let a few more people in (contention). If it gets wet, though, there’s only a few people where it’s attainable.
Ben CrenshawBen Crenshaw As a golfer, you feel like you’re perpetually on the rack [in foursomes]. Mentally, it’s very difficult.
Ben CrenshawBen Crenshaw 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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