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
abandoned ball continue couple good hit last patient putter putting roll style tried
(Friday), the putter abandoned me early, and I never got it back. I went to a little different putting style. And I did roll the ball much better. I had more opportunities. I tried to be a little more patient and continue to hit good shots. Eventually, you're going to make a couple even if you don't putt well. That's what I did the last couple of holes.
caught experience hard helped tried
I think experience helped out there, ... I tried really hard not to get too distraught or too caught up in the moment.
game knew
I knew Loren would be successful. He's just got the right game for it.
above ball execute feet hit knew lie needed tight
I knew when I hit it that it wasn't enough. The lie was tight and the ball was above my feet I didn't execute it very well. I needed to hit it solidly but I hit it a little heavy.
lives playing sort team
It's sort of the U.S. team playing the team that lives in the U.S.
biggest guys learned
The biggest thing I've learned is ... I've learned myself. It's something a lot of these guys never do.
against eagle good putt
The big eagle on 17 was the clincher, ... The putt was up against the collar, which is never a good place to be.
poorest shot water
It was just probably the poorest executed shot of the week. You're going over water one way or another, why not go at the flag?
last left nine order putting
I'm not putting as well as I need to in order to overtake that 70 (Friday). I left a lot of putts out there, especially the last nine holes. It kind of tarnished that 66 a bit.
few holes knew last needed strong today
I had my chances. I didn't have my putts on the last few holes and I am disappointed. I knew I needed to play strong today and didn't play well.
joker wild
I'm the wild card, the joker in the deck,
gotten
I've gotten away from my conditioning because of my back, but I've got to get back to that this winter.
birdie game good including talking worth
It's been just awful. Including the pro-am, I've not made a birdie in 54 holes. Right now, I'm not a very good player. There's nothing in my game that's worth talking about. That's the game. You take your lumps and I'll be back.
appreciate year
At the same time, you always take these times and appreciate them more than you did the year before and the year before that.