Hale Irwin Professions : Golfer Born : June 3, 1945 Browse All Authors Top 26 quotes by Hale Irwin I can forgive the body breaking down. It's a little tougher to forgive that mental lapse. Hale Irwin lapses forgiving body The positions I played in football, being a quarterback and a defensive back, you had to kind of have a little independent thinking. Hale Irwin independent football thinking Early in my career, my 3-, 5- and 9-irons performed differently than my other irons. But I adapted and made them work. Hale Irwin iron careers made The USGA doesn't want to recognize the fact that today's players are better than ever. They seem willing to do anything to prevent us from shooting scores that would make us appear better than the great names of the past. Hale Irwin player golf past I've felt that if you dwell too much on your errors, you're dealing in the negativity of things. I don't like that. I'd rather work on the positive reinforcement, the things I did well. Hale Irwin your you work positive Yes, I applied a lot of what I did in football to golf. Hale Irwin did yes golf football Similar Authors Brad Faxon golfer Byron Nelson golfer Bubba Watson golfer Boo Weekley golfer Anthony Kim golfer Amy Alcott golfer All Authors