From Crenshaw to McIlroy: An analytical look at the top.
1. Ben Crenshaw - 1995. The 1995 Masters featured the most crowded Sunday leaderboard of the past 25 years; nine players entered the final round with at least a 5% chance of capturing the Green Jacket. Crenshaw began��.
Masters report: Crenshaw takes emotional final lap
Jackson wasnt in good enough health to carry Crenshaws bag for 36 holes, so he turned the duties over to his younger brother Bud, also a longtime Augusta National caddie. But they basked in the applause, even though Crenshaws score for the two.
Time to go: Gentle Ben Crenshaw calls it a career at the Masters
Tiger Woods, left, and Ben Crenshaw embrace on the 18th green as they finish a practice round for the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga., Wednesday, April 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Curtis Compton) MARIETTA DAILY OUT, .
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A sports picture caption yesterday about the golfer Ben Crenshaw misidentified the scene. Crenshaw was practicing in Austin, Tex., not playing a tournament in Marietta, Ga.
Opening Shot in P.G.A. Turns Out to Be a Ryder Zinger From Crenshaw
Even before the first tee shot, the atmosphere surrounding the 81st P.G.A. Championship has become confrontational, compelling and charged with controversy. Todays round of pretournament news conferences ended with a lightning bolt, when Ben Crenshaw, the United States Ryder Cup captain, sharply criticized the attitudes of two players, whom he did not identify, regarding the cup tournament next month.. Ben Crenshaw, US Ryder Cup team captain, criticizes attitude of two players he does not name concerning Ryder Cup and issue of revenues (M)
Crenshaw Coasts To Colonial Victory
LEAD: The Colonial Country Club will always be known as Hogans Alley, but after the final round of the Southwestern Bell Colonial tournament today, no one will argue if its occasionally called Crenshaws Corner as well.
After Rough-Hewed Restoration, Experience at Pinehurst Is Devalued
The courses recent restoration, which replaced the rough with coarse sand and native vegetation, has devalued course knowledge, and it has been suggested that the golfers with the least experience playing the course might fare the best.. Twelve American competitors at the United States Open, lead by Phil Mickelson, have participated in tournament the last two times it was held at Pinehurst, NC, in 1999 and 2005; some analysts say that courses recent restoration will favor those with the least experience, because they will play with a blank slate; other US Open news noted.
Two-time Masters winner Crenshaw tackles Augusta for the.
WATCH ABOVE: After more than 40 years, 2-time Masters champion Ben Crenshaw is teeing it up at Augusta National one last time. Kevin Smith has the story on this golfing legend saying goodbye to playing at The Masters.
A FEELING OF RELIEF
AUGUSTA, Ga. FOR years, Ben Crenshaw has always declined to sell himself in television commercials and endorsements. But when some golfers win the Masters, as he did yesterday, they cant wait to turn their green jacket into green dollars. And when he was asked if he might be more commercial now, Ben Crenshaw shook his head. No, he said, this means more to me than anything.
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(April 9, 2015) ��� Capping an emotional week marked by his last competitive round at the Masters Tournament, Golf Channel Films will premiere Ben Crenshaw: A Walk Through Augusta, a hour-long retrospective on the life��.
UPDATE | Farewell, Gentle Ben: Crenshaw wraps up.
Ben Crenshaw closed out his Masters career with two rounds he would prefer to forget, but a lifetime of memories from his 44 appearances at Augusta National. Crenshaw, a two-time Masters champion, was greeted by his��.
CRENSHAW POSTS 66 FOR ONE-SHOT VICTORY
LEAD: Ben Crenshaw, whose superb iron shots today matched his always deadly putting, hit an excellent 8-iron of 150 yards just 18 feet short of the final hole. He rolled in the birdie putt to win the $1 million Doral Ryder Open by a single shot over Mark McCumber and Chip Beck.
Jackson (sore ribs) wont caddie for Crenshaw in Rd. 1
Ben Crenshaw is making his 44th and final appearance at the Masters, but on Thursday he wont have his longtime caddie on the bag. Carl Jackson and Crenshaw have worked together for 38 years and teamed up for two Masters titles, in 1984 and 95.
Crenshaw Leads Delayed Masters
LEAD: Golfers grumbled as they were forced to continue play in near darkness and torrential rain in the third round of the 53d Masters. But Ben Crenshaw, winner of the 1984 Masters, was not one to object much as he moved into a four-shot lead today, although he and 13 others were still on the course when officials finally suspended play for the day.
1984 Masters: BEN CRENSHAW won first green jacket during.
1984 Masters: Ben Crenshaw won first green jacket during divorce from Polly Crenshaw.
GOLFWEEK | Ozark rain delay prompts fish tales from Jack.
He began with the back story of how before the 1978 Australian Open, Kerry Packer, the Australian media tycoon, took Nicklaus, Jerry Pate and Ben Crenshaw on a fishing expedition. Big Jack hooked the big one. The capture��.
Sports of The Times; Crenshaws Quandary: Two for the Money
NOW for another Ryder Cup controversy: Ben Crenshaws two captains choices to fill out the 12-man United States team that will try to recapture the trophy from the European pros Sept. 24-26 at The Country Club outside Boston. Ten automatic members, led by David Duval and Tiger Woods, will be determined by the final point standing today after the conclusion of the Professional Golfers Association Championship.. Dave Anderson Sports of The Times column notes that Ben Crenshaw, captain of US Ryder team, is still undecided about two players he will select to complete 12-man team; photo (M)
Crenshaws Masters fate? This scribe can explain
This week, for 36 holes on the greensward (a scribes word, for sure) of Augusta National, the truest example of sporting fate that Ive witnessed in person will be celebrated by the patrons of the Masters. Ben Crenshaw, 63, will take his final bow as.
Three-Time Masters Champion Gary Player: Ben Crenshaw Saying Goodbye Is.
Photo of 2-time Masters champion Ben Crenshaw. Augusta National Golf Club - Ben Crenshaw loves being at the Masters, but this year things have changed. Im trying to go into this week, Ive never gone into this week like this, said Crenshaw, who is .
Ben Crenshaw replaces Arnold Palmer with Nicklaus.
Ben Crenshaw will replace Arnold Palmer in a threesome with Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player in the Masters Par-3 Contest.
Time to Go: Gentle Ben Calls It a Career at the Masters
Tiger Woods and Jordan Spieth were already on the 18th green, ready to hit a few putts. Ben Crenshaw was back down the fairway, still 100 yards or so away, after driving his tee shot into a tree.
Crenshaw Undergoes Foot Operation
BEN CRENSHAW had a damaged pea-sized bone removed from under his right big toe on Tuesday and wont be able to swing for about six weeks. Pain from the fragmented bone was preventing Crenshaw, 45, from pushing off his right foot, which restricted his swing. Doctors in Austin, Tex., also removed a bone spur from the top of the toe, and said the prognosis for recovery is good.. Ben Crenshaw has damaged pea-sized bone removed from under his right big toe and will not be able to swing golf club for about six weeks (S)
U.S., Strong on Paper, Is a Match for Europe
Ben Crenshaw was in a hotel meeting room yesterday, watching a video that recalled some of the great moments in Ryder Cup history. When the video concluded, Crenshaw stood up to speak. But for a few moments, his voice quivered with emotion.. Brief article on Ben Crenshaw notes that he will be captain of US team that will face Europe for Ryder Cup at Country Club in Brookline, Mass, Sept 24-26 (S)
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Ben Crenshaw filled in for the injured Arnold Palmer as part of the legends trio along with Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player during the Masters annual Par-3 contest, and things got off to a hilarious start. Teeing off from the first hole, Crenshaws.
CRENSHAW ON TARGET AT OPEN
LEAD: Ben Crenshaw, the Texan who sinks putts from everywhere, took advantage of near-perfect golfing weather today to gain a one-stroke lead over three of the worlds best golfers, including the defending champion Ray Floyd, in the first round of the 87th United States Open.
2015 Masters: Tee times, pairings, featured groups for.
10:08 a.m, Ben Crenshaw, Bill Haas, Jason Dufner. 10:19 a.m, Webb Simpson, Hideki Matsuyama, Paul Casey. 10:30 a.m, Charl Schwartzel, Joost Luiten, Sangmoon Bae. 10:41 a.m, Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy, Ryan Moore.
Ben Crenshaw Says Good-Bye To Augusta
By his own admission, two-time Masters champions Ben Crenshaw should have stopped playing the course a long time ago. But he took to this year to say his 36-hole good-bye. His first-round 91 was paired with a second-round 85, but it really didnt matter.
Ben Crenshaw makes emotional walk up 18th hole at his.
Ben Crenshaw takes an emotional tour of Augusta National in his 44th, and final, Masters tournament as a competitor.
Farewell, Gentle Ben: Crenshaw wraps up Masters career with 1 more hug for.
Ben Crenshaw walks to the 16th green with his caddie Justin Jackson during the second round of the Masters golf tournament Friday, April 10, 2015, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) (Associated Press) .
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Beyond Augusta: How BEN CRENSHAWs Golf Guru Helped Shape The LPGA
When Ben Crenshaw finishes his final Masters this week, hell remember the man who placed a golf club in his hands. So will lore. Harvey Penick, for more than seven decades a golf professional at Austin Country Club in Texas, died at age 90 on the.
Crenshaw Hits a Homer In the Bay Hill Gloamin
Rolling his putts with a virtuosos touch, Ben Crenshaw overcame a shaky start and later encroaching darkness to win the Nestle Invitational today. After play was delayed earlier in the day for an hour because of wet conditions, Crenshaw finished in darkness on the difficult 72d hole of the Bay Hill Club. But with a well-earned three-stroke cushion, he had the luxury of an easy bogey to win by two strokes.
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Ben Crenshaw - 1995. The 1995 Masters featured the most crowded Sunday leaderboard of the past 25 years; nine players entered the final round with at least a 5% chance of capturing the Green Jacket. Crenshaw began tied with relative unknown Brian .
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LEAD: Ben Crenshaw after putt at 18. He shared lead with Roger Maltbie. Page 2. (AP)
Crenshaw to Lead U.S. in Dunhill Cup
The Masters champion BEN CRENSHAW will head the United States team for the Oct. 19-22 Dunhill Cup, with GREG NORMAN and the PGA champion STEVE ELKINGTON leading the Australians. The 16-nation field -- with 12 of the worlds top 24 entered -- includes NICK PRICE of Zimbabwe, and COLIN MONTGOMERIE and SAM TORRANCE of Scotland. LEE JANZEN and PETER JACOBSEN will join Crenshaw for the Americans, who were upset in the final last year by Canada. The Canadian threesome of DAVE BARR, RICK GIBSON and RAY STEWART are back to defend the title. (AP)
GOLFWEEK | Ben Crenshaw Masters 2015 and practice.
Ben Crenshaw plays Masters practice round with brother at Augusta National.
Carl Jackson, caddie for Ben Crenshaw, to be honoree at.
In the 79th Masters Tournament in April, Jackson will be caddying for the 39th time for Ben Crenshaw, who has announced this will be his final year as a participant at Augusta National Golf Club. Jackson was on the bag for��.
Ben Crenshaw, old friend Verne Lundquist pay tribute to one another
Ben Crenshaw took his final bows in the Masters on Friday, this his final competitive round at Augusta National, but aside from those he took after holing out on 18, one other stood out. Crenshaw:Lundquist.jpg (Getty Images). CBS Verne Lundquist was .
The Masters: First and second round tee times - Yahoo Sports
10:08 a.m. -- Ben Crenshaw, Bill Haas, Jason Dufner 10:19 a.m. -- Webb Simpson, Hideki Matsuyama, Paul Casey 10:30 a.m. -- Charl Schwartzel, Joost Luiten, Sang-moon Bae 10:41 a.m. -- Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy, Ryan��.
Treasure of Golf’s Sad Past, Black Caddies Vanish in Era of Riches
Tiger Woods’s success has helped push the black caddie to the brink of extinction.. Caddying, once perceived as a menial job that only blacks held, has become a vocation for the college-educated and failed professionals lured by the astronomical purses driven by Tiger Woodss immense popularity; Carl Jackson, who began caddying at age 11 to help his family, is one of the few remaining black caddies who will work Augusta National, where he will be toting the bag of golfer Ben Crenshaw in the Masters for the 36th time.
Ben Crenshaw struggles with 91 in 44th Masters
Ben Crenshaw did his best to keep up that tradition Thursday in his final Masters at the age of 63. The two-time winner struggled from his opening tee shot on a steamy day, capping off his round with a triple bogey 7 on the last hole for a 91 that was.
GOLFWEEK | Tiger Woods Masters 2015 Gary Player Ben.
Added Ben Crenshaw, ���Im sure he wants to play here really badly. Im sure thats part of the decision. I hope he gets things a little more together here soon. Hes intent on that.��� Gary Player said this about Woods, adding this��.
Crenshaw will fill Arnies shoes at Masters Par 3. - Golfweek
Ben Crenshaw is in for a busy week at Augusta National. For starters, hell play the Masters for a 44th ��� and final ��� time. On Wednesday, hes been asked to step up and fill some pretty big shoes in the annual Par 3 Contest.
Crenshaw Puts Off Senior Tour Debut
Ben Crenshaws debut on the Senior PGA Tour will have to wait. Crenshaw, a two-time Masters champion, withdrew yesterday from the Royal Caribbean Classic in Key Biscayne, Fla., because he had the flu. A 19-time winner on the PGA Tour, Crenshaw said he planned to play next week in the Ace Group Classic in Naples, Fla. He was replaced in the Royal Caribbean field by Bobby Walzel.. Golfer Ben Crenshaw withdraws from Royal Caribbean Classic with flu, delaying Senior PGA Tour debut (S)
GOLFWEEK | Masters 2015 PGA Tour Tiger Woods Par 3.
Ben Crenshaw remembers the time he led the Par 3 Contest in 1987. ���What are you doing, son?��� his father, Charlie, asked him before the final hole. ���Dont you know no one has ever won the Par 3 tournament and then gone��.
Tough day for an old champion; Ben Crenshaw shoots a 91
It was a tough day for an old champion. In his 44th and final Masters, Ben Crenshaw struggled Thursday to a 19-over 91 ��� by far the worst round of his Augusta career. With no chance of making the cut on Friday, the 63-year-old Crenshaw will at least.
CRENSHAW SURVIVES A STORMY ROUND
The round that Ben Crenshaw played today in the British Open showed how hard it is to score well on one of the most difficult links courses in Britain. Under todays conditions of wind, rain and cold, a 5-over-par 75 was a creditable score, but it probably cost Crenshaw a chance to improve his position significantly. He wasnt exactly struggling, but it was one of those days on which a professional golfer just serves time - or, as Crenshaw put it, I was on the rack all day. In his two previous rounds he shot 77, 69-146, six strokes over par. That put him near the top of the American contenders.
Lahnert: Ryan Palmer enjoys pretty cool day with golfing legends Ben.
In a fivesome thrown together basically on the driving range, Palmer played the back nine during his practice round with golf ��� and Masters ��� legends Ben Crenshaw and Tom Watson, along with PGA Tour stars Jimmy Walker and Jim Furyk. Between .
Crenshaw leaves Masters stage to mentee Spieth
Crenshaw has been showing the ropes to his starry-eyed pupil for a few years now, but never more than here at Augusta. Last year, before Spieth embarked on his maiden voyage at this event, they played practice rounds together. The mentor showed the .
People in Sports; Crenshaw to Join a Twosome
Ben Crenshaw, who is followed around the pro golf tour by hordes of admiring young women known as Bens Wrens and Bens Bunnies, had bad news for his fans yesterday. The 23-year-old bachelor announced at Orlando, Fla., where he is playing in the Florida Citrus open, that he has become engaged.. Gene Roberti to be replaced as lona basketball coach (S)
Crenshaw Pays Triumphant Homage to a Master
The most mystical Masters of all came to a fitting conclusion today when Ben Crenshaw put the last lesson to good use. He did exactly what his teacher, Harvey Penick, told him to do, just before he passed away at age 90 last week. He took dead aim, to use Penicks best-known phrase, and putted his way to victory.
Spieth fast learner using tips from fellow Texan Crenshaw
Ben Crenshaw waves to the gallery with his longtime caddie Carl Jackson following his final round of the Masters golf tournament Friday, April 10, 2015, in Augusta, Ga. Photo: Chris Carlson, AP. Image 1 of 9. Ben Crenshaw waves to the gallery with his .