Ben Crenshaw Quotes

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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.
• 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…
• 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…
• The game embarrasses you until you feel inadequate.
• My golf game's gone off so much that when I went fishing a couple of weeks ago my first cast missed the lake.
• I don't have any big secret about putting. Just hit at it. It's either going to miss or go in.
• A good golf course makes you want to play so badly that you hardly have the time to change your shoes.
• 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…
• 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…
• 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,…
• I had a 15th club in my bag.
• 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…
• As a golfer, you feel like you're perpetually on the rack [in foursomes]. Mentally, it's very difficult.
• I had a few miracles happen out there today.
• Hale Irwin is the exception. He just does everything so well.
• 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…
• Hitting a shorter club to these greens means a great, great deal. Younger players are so much more capable length-wise.
• I'm going to leave y'all with one thought. I'm a big believer in fate. I have a good feeling about this.
• I enjoy Augusta. I enjoy its challenges. There's no other golf course like this anywhere. Its greens and its challenges on and around the greens…
• The areas off the greens are masterpieces. I don't think there's anything like it in North America.

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