Hale Irwin
FameRank: 4

"Won": 1974 U.S. Open (golf)/1974, 1979 U.S. Open (golf)/1979, 1990 U.S. Open (golf)/1990

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/ pga = T5: 1975 PGA Championship/1975

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/ wghofyear = 1992

/ award1 = Champions Tour#Money winners and most wins leaders/Champions Tourleading money winner

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/ award2 = Champions Tour Player of the Year/Champions TourPlayer of the Year

/ year2 = 1997, 1998, 2002

/ award3 = Champions Tour Player of the Year/Champions TourRookie of the Year

/ year3 = 1995

/ award4 = Champions Tour awards#Statistical awards/Byron Nelson Award(Champions Tour)

/ year4 = 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002

/ award5 = Charles Schwab Cup

/ year5 = 2002, 2004

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"Hale S. Irwin" (born June 3, 1945) is 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 have won three U.S. Open (golf)/U.S. Opens, becoming the oldest ever U.S. Open champion in 1990, at the age of 45.

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Try seven. I birdied the last two holes.

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I am really proud that I have continued to do as well as I have, particularly considering I have had some back [problems] the past couple of years, ... And pride — I think that is a very important five-letter word.

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I am still trying to understand this game, ... I am still learning how to play golf. There are a lot of shots I still don't know. I am still trying to learn, and I think that's a good attitude to have.

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You don't win the U.S. Open by being lucky, throw it up there and hope. He's got credentials.

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From the fifth to the 17th hole, I went birdie-less. And it wasn't from a lock of opportunities, just from a lack of skill. It seems like I am doing things very, very well or doing some silly things.

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Let's put that in perspective, ... I finished an hour before the leaders. It wasn't like that putt sent me into the playoffs. Heading into the 11th hole, I wasn't even in the top 15.

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I didn't hit it like I should have. Trying to play at the hole, yes, but you have to build in a little room for error, and I didn't build in enough.

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I just never subscribed to the theory that at age 55, you fall off the face of the earth on the Tour, ... I always felt that was too young of an age for that.

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