Hale Irwin
Hale Irwin
Hale S. Irwinis an American professional golfer. He was one of the world's leading golfers from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. He is one of the few players in history to win three U.S. Opens, becoming the oldest ever U.S. Open champion in 1990 at the age of 45...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionGolfer
Date of Birth3 June 1945
CityJoplin, MO
CountryUnited States of America
lives playing sort team
It's sort of the U.S. team playing the team that lives in the U.S.
anxiety coming last nervous tall telling win
If I said I wasn't nervous coming down the last hole, I'd be telling a tall one. This win put some anxiety I had aside.
depend leading point roger stars
My point exactly. We still depend on Roger Clemens being out there on the mound. We still depend on our stars leading the way.
coming few final holes left sort
I feel like I've left a few out there, but coming in with two birdies on the final two holes sort of eliminates some of that.
certain golf hit sure time ultimate win
Every time I won, ... I wasn't sure what I could do. The ultimate shots, the ones you have to hit to win golf tournaments, were never certain with me.
biggest guys learned
The biggest thing I've learned is ... I've learned myself. It's something a lot of these guys never do.
diving game highlights home might stuff
You always see on the highlights the home run. You might see the diving catch. You don't see the spectacular stuff, the stuff that really makes the game work. That's what we're missing.
friday played today worst
Today was the worst I've played in the tournament. I played pretty well on Friday and I played really well on Saturday.
opponents talent underestimate
I never underestimate my opponent, but I never underestimate my talents.
long championship process
It's a long, hard, difficult process to make it to a national championship.
tired feelings body
Feeling tired should almost never be an excuse, because your body has huge reserves of energy. But if you eat badly, stay out late, drink too much, and so on, you'll pay a price on the course.
winning desire done
I still have the desire to succeed, and I've always felt success is measured by what you've done in the win column, not top 10s.
football independent thinking
The positions I played in football, being a quarterback and a defensive back, you had to kind of have a little independent thinking.
guys playing shoot
When we have that many guys playing well, you have to shoot 5 or 6 under,