16 Quotes by Butch Harmon

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    Of all the guys I teach, he's probably the greatest overachiever. Look at what he accomplished before he came on tour and how he's progressed. He's an extremely hard worker and being a great putter is a great equalizer. Plus, he knows how to compete. He has the intangibles you can't teach. And he loves being on the tour.

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    I have a tremendous amount of confidence in myself, ... People come to me to get better, and I have a proven track record of helping them do that.

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    My top students all swing differently, ... Adam Scott swings like Tiger Woods, and everybody thought I created a swing for Adam that is like Tiger's. That's not the case. When Adam came to me at age 19, that's how he swung. We've just refined it since.

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    When you're teaching an average golfer, you can experiment a lot more, ... If that doesn't work, try this. You can't do that with a tour pro.

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    We really didn't have to fix anything in Tiger's swing. We just had to shape some shots, curve the ball a bit differently for some of the holes out there.

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    The reason I stand before you today the man I am is because of my brother. A lot has been written about what a great teacher Dick was. He was my teacher. He was more than a brother. He was more than a friend. He was a mentor.

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    Earl took things a step at a time, encouraging Tiger to clean up at one level before moving on to the next. It enabled Tiger to get used to winning.

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    The thing I like is he's open-minded. He works hard to get better at the things he's not good at. Other than putting there's nothing impressive about his game, but he does nothing badly.

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    Darren Clarke has an 8-wood in his bag because of the availability of being able to get to the green out of the rough when, normally, you couldn't. I think when you see rough as severe as it is here, instead of having to take a wedge and hit it out, you can take a wood and have a chance to get it on the green. To me, that is a player putting another club in his hand trying to take advantage of the situation.

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