Ben Crenshaw - "Are You OK Buddy?" SHORT TRACK
Join World Golf Hall of Fame member and 2-time Masters Champion, Ben Crenshaw, as he steps off the tee on the 72nd hole of the 1995 Masters Tournament and takes us step-by-step through his thoughts and feelings about that emotional victory shared with his respected caddie, Carl Jackson. Four days after attending the funeral of his beloved teacher, Harvey Penick, he somehow pulls himself together for the win. Ben Crenshaw puts us right there, “FORE the Good of the Game.”
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"FORE the Good of the Game” is a golf podcast featuring interviews with World Golf Hall of Fame members, winners of major championships and other people of influence in and around the game of golf. Highlighting the positive aspects of the game, we aim to create and provide an engaging and timeless repository of content that listeners can enjoy now and forever. Co-hosted by PGA Tour star Bruce Devlin, our podcast focuses on telling their life stories, in their voices. Join Bruce and Mike Gonzalez “FORE the Good of the Game.”
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Straight down the middle. It went straight down the middle. Then it started.
Mike GonzalezLet me just take you back briefly. Uh uh coming up 18, your second victory in 1995. You're sitting in the fairway pretty good as I recall, probably short iron in your hand. Just take us through your mindset with a two-stroke lead.
SPEAKER_02Well, I I had somehow kept my concentration uh and tried not to think about this particular week. And I when I when I birdied 16 and 17, they gave me a little cushion over Davis Love. And the putt I made at 17 was out of this world. God, it was so nice to see that. And then I got off a good tee shot at 18. And I started walking downhill with my great friend Carl Jackson. My caddy, who's I mean, he's been with me since 1976 there. And he is one great friend and a great caddy. He made me learn that golf course. He is so great. So I'm walking with him and I'm walking down the hill and it hit me. And I I said, I can't believe this is happening this week. This week. And uh I broke. My concentration started breaking and I and I had an eight-iron second uh and I did not hit it well, came off the ball, went to the right, and uh and uh chipped up and got it down, and that last putt I got down, and I just completely completely broke down then. Uh every part of emotion came out of me, and uh you know that's when that's when Big Carl came over to me and put his arms around me, and I'll never forget it. He said, Are you okay, buddy? And I said, No. I couldn't speak. I was just crying. And uh it was a hell of a moment.
Mike GonzalezWe hope you enjoyed this bonus track of For the Good of the Game. And please, wherever you listen to your podcast on Apple and Spotify, if you like what you hear, please subscribe, spread the word, and tell your friends until we tee it up again for the good of the game. So long, everybody.
Intro MusicWhack down the fairway. It went smack down the fairway. And it started to slice, just smidge off line. It headed for two, but it bounced off nine. My caddy said, as long as you're still in the stage, you're okay.
