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Fred Couples Biography

Frederick Steven Couples (born October 3, 1959) is an American professional golfer who has competed on the PGA Tour and the PGA Tour Champions. A former World No. 1, he has won 64 professional tournaments, most notably the 1992 Masters Tournament and the 1984 and 1996 Players Championship. In August 2011 he won his maiden senior major at the Senior Players Championship and followed this up in July 2012 when he won the Senior British Open Championship. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2013. Couples garnered the nickname "Boom Boom" for his long, accurate driving ability off the tee during the prime of his career.

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We need a little more fun and that comes with winning.

Fun, Needs, Winning

Golf is supposed to be fun, but I don't think anything is fun if you're not doing it reasonably well.

Fun, Golf, Supposed, Think, Thinking

I left home at 17, traveled. I got married when I was 21. That's a young age. As it turned out, things were fine, then not so fine, and then it was a blunder. That happens all the time.

Age, Happens, Home, Left, Married

I didn't hit the ball like I was 46. But I putted like I was 66.

Ball, Balls, Golf, Hit, Like, Putted

I don't answer the phone. I get the feeling whenever I do that there will be someone on the other end.

Answer, Feeling, Feelings, Humorous, Phones, Whenever

I used to break a lot of clubs. I probably was a little different than your average junior player. I did have a lot longer hair and a lot more brown hair. But my demeanor, you know, really from maybe my second, third year on Tour, has gotten a lot more even keel.

Average, Break, Hair, Player, Tour

Always count your blessings. Be thankful you are able to be out on a beautiful course. Most people in the world don't have that opportunity.

Beautiful, Blessing, Course, Golf, Thankful, World

When I'm playing well, I don't even take aim.

Aim, Golf, Playing, Take, Wells

There is no truth in the idea that the person who hits the most balls will become the best golfer. Golf is a bizarre sport. You can work for years on your game, without making any improvement in your score.

Become, Golf, Making, Person, Sports, Years

Everybody teaches a system. I just try to shoot where I'm aiming. I play by sight and feel not by technical thoughts.

Aiming, Golf, Play, Sight, Teaches

You know, I’m not a PGA of America guy.

America, Guy, Know, Knows, Pga

I caddied for a guy who was a very good player, and he gave me a set of clubs, just a starter set: 5-iron, 7-iron, 9-iron, putter and driver. I just loved it. How I developed my swing was to just grab a club and start banging balls.

Grab, Guy, Iron, Loved, Player, Swings

As far as swing and techniques are concerned, I don't know diddly squat. When I'm playing well, I don't even take aim.

Aim, Golf, Know, Squat, Swings, Technique

Really in all my years on Tour, in the U. S. Open I probably played great golf in two of them, out of maybe 20, so it's a lot of work.

Golf, Played, Tour, Two, Work, Years

I could go away five or six weeks in a row and never touch a club. I would just look at them and say, 'I just don't want to; it's not that important. ' And it wasn't that important. Golf - I don't want to answer loosely - I pay a lot of attention to it, but I don't ever really think about it.

Answer, Golf, Important, Look, Thinking, Weeks

I can say I won a Senior British Open at Turnberry. I think that's the best thing about it, the whole week, was playing this course. It's a challenging, very tough course, under extreme weather. But you know, it's nice to win any event.

Challenging, Course, Nice, Senior, Thing, Thinking

When you're prepared, you're more confident. When you have a strategy, you're more comfortable.

Confident, Motivational, Preparation, Prepared, Sports, Strategy

I will say I love competing, and I was in a great era of playing with young Phil Mickelson and older Greg Norman and Nick Price. I don't know if YA Title could throw the ball these days, but you can play golf for a long, long time.

Golf, Long, Love, Play, Title