He was a great gentleman, he always said that Billy was a really nice man. But when he got close to the lead, he got mean. That was perfect. Ben Crenshaw More Quotes by Ben Crenshaw More Quotes From Ben Crenshaw I'm about five inches from being an outstanding golfer. That's the distance my left ear is from my right. Ben Crenshaw distanceearsgolf A good golf course makes you want to play so badly that you hardly have the time to change your shoes. Ben Crenshaw shoesplaygolf I'm going to leave y'all with one thought. I'm a big believer in fate. I have a good feeling about this. Ben Crenshaw good-feelingfatefeelings 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 Crenshaw winninggolfsports 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. Ben Crenshaw gamesgolfintegrity I don't have any big secret about putting. Just hit at it. It's either going to miss or go in. Ben Crenshaw secretmissinggolf 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. Ben Crenshaw reasongolfworld 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 Crenshaw designrealwould-be My golf game's gone off so much that when I went fishing a couple of weeks ago my first cast missed the lake. Ben Crenshaw couplefishinggolf 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 Crenshaw losssleepheart 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. Ben Crenshaw golfsportsthinking Hale Irwin is the exception. He just does everything so well. Ben Crenshaw halewellsdoe 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 Ben Crenshaw eyerealplayer It's Star Wars golf. This place was designed by Darth Vader. Ben Crenshaw starsgolfwar Hitting a shorter club to these greens means a great, great deal. Younger players are so much more capable length-wise. Ben Crenshaw playerwisemean 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 Crenshaw golfpeopleworld 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 Crenshaw emotionaldecisionlife The areas off the greens are masterpieces. I don't think there's anything like it in North America. Ben Crenshaw masterpieceamericathinking 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 Crenshaw one-daywinningthinking 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 are just super, super tough. So the greens are fun to play in sort of a morbid way Ben Crenshaw playgolffun
