Look at the leader board; most of the best players in the world are there. Every part of your game is examined. |
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. |
Sometimes, you do things that you don't think you're capable of doing. |
Strategy here is such a tough choice. When you attack on this course, you know you'll eventually pay a price. You can have a lot of good holes, though, before that price is paid. |
The course does drain quickly, but it has to have a lingering effect tomorrow. |
The fairway looks like a 'P' now. I have to change my par (and perhaps play for bogey). It's going to be really difficult. |
The game embarrasses you until you feel inadequate. |
The reason the Road hole at St. Andrews is the most difficult par 4in the world is that it was designed as a par 6. |
The reason the Road Hole is the greatest par 4 in the world is because it's a par 5! |
There are a lot of us who are happy we've had our time and it's time to start watching a bit. |
There is a little bit of Ben Hogan in that swing. The way he attacks the ball. He's played some great golf in his career. |
There is nothing like it. You cannot imagine what it's like. It's a personal achievement and you feel like you've gotten through something very difficult. |
There's no other golf course like this, anywhere -- never has been. The greens and the challenges on and around the greens are just super, super tough, and you have to manage shots. There's nothing stylized about it all. |
This is definitely a young man's course. That's where we are with the game right now. We're lengthening courses all over the globe. |
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. |