Ben Crenshaw
Ben Crenshaw
Ben Daniel Crenshawis an American professional golfer who has won 19 events on the PGA Tour, including two major championships: the Masters Tournament in 1984 and 1995. He is nicknamed Gentle Ben...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionGolfer
Date of Birth11 January 1952
CityAustin, TX
CountryUnited States of America
assure clubs course deal defense greens hope huge length main matter playing short
Length is always going to get its due. Playing shorter clubs into these greens makes a huge difference, I can assure you. But, really, no matter how long or short the course plays, you have to deal with these greens. They have been the main defense of this course, and always will be. I hope they never change, because they are fascinatingly complex.
wish
I wish to say it was different, but it's doubtful.
change facets fall forever formal golfer history love summer texas tournament
So in the summer of 1968, a young golfer from Texas experienced something that would forever change his life. Not only did I fall in love with formal tournament competition, but I was enraptured with so many other facets of the game; the different courses, the people,the history and traditions.
real eye player
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
beautiful player artist
Spectators around the world enjoyed watching Seve, but talking to a lot of the players, he made such an impression on them the way he played, and the way he was such a beautiful, natural talent. His hands on the club. His address position. He had an unbelievable way of telegraphing through his countenance what he was going to do with the ball. It was just like an artist.
feels tournaments
I feel like I've won the tournament.
feet missing littles
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.
golf bags clubs
I had a 15th club in my bag.
fun golf play
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
thinking america masterpiece
The areas off the greens are masterpieces. I don't think there's anything like it in North America.
like-you racks golfers
As a golfer, you feel like you're perpetually on the rack [in foursomes]. Mentally, it's very difficult.
miracle today happens
I had a few miracles happen out there today.
heart sleep loss
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.
thinking winning one-day
I do not think I could go on living unless I felt that one day I might win the Open Championship at St. Andrews.