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
open throw win
You don't win the U.S. Open by being lucky, throw it up there and hope. He's got credentials.
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.
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.
front turn winning
When I made the turn I didn't give much thought to winning because I didn't play that well on the front nine,
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.
thinking winning player
On the PGA Tour, guys finish in the top 10, make a ton of money and think they're great players. In my era, you had to win. We didn't settle for anything else.
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.