Steve Elkington - "Getting Back on the Horse" SHORT TRACK
Two-time winner of the Tournament Players Championship, Steve Elkington, remembers his lost chance to win the Open at St. Andrews in 1995 because of poor putting on the final nine holes. Concerned whether he had the intestinal fortitude to prevail at a major, he used his learnings on the Old Course that day just one month later at Riviera to win the PGA Championship and conquer his fears, "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's move on to the Open Championship then. And you mentioned before, but we can talk about a little bit more. That's uh that best finish in 2002 when you were in a four-way four-hole playoff with uh Ernie Ells, uh Thomas Levett, yourself, and uh and uh Mr. Appleby at Muirfield.
Steve ElkingtonWell I had a chance in 95 at at St. Andrews, the one that Roka got beat by John Daly in the playoff. If you ever watch that tournament again and you were in my sh in my camp, you would think, well, Elk's gonna win this tournament, but I had all these makeable putts on the back nine at St. Andrews in ninety-five and I couldn't make a one of them. And I remember leaving St Andrews that night, went over to Glen Eagles, my wife and I, our baby was just born, and and I I knew that I would never win a major because I didn't have enough courage because I thought I had it laid in front of me, and when I had the chance I couldn't hit it hard enough, or I or I was too timid or whatever, but I I hit the ball good enough, but I couldn't make a putt, and I knew I wasn't gonna make it, and that it really bogged me down. Now I happened to get a a chance a month later at the PGA at Riviera, and that was the reason I won at Riviera, was because of what I did wrong at St. Andrews. I got back on the horse and I was lucky enough to find myself in contention, and the whole back nine at Riviera was all about just get out of the way and let Elk do what he wants to do and see what happens. And that was that was why I won that from that downfall at St. Andrews.
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Lee TrevinoThey say whack down the fairway. It went smack down the fairway. Then it started to slice, just smidge off line. It headed for two, but it bounced off nine. My caddy says as long as you're still in the state, you're okay.
