The first time I played the Masters, I was so nervous I drank a bottle of rum before I teed off. I shot the happiest 83 of my life.
Golf is the most fun you can have with out taking your clothes off.
I've heard people say putting is 50 percent technique and 50 percent mental. I really believe it is 50 percent technique and 90 percent positive thinking, see, but that adds up to 140 percent, which is why nobody is 100 percent sure how to putt.
After all these years, it's still embarrassing for me to play on the American golf tour. Like the time I asked my caddie for a sand wedge and he came back ten minutes later with a ham on rye.
I am a millionaire today and my wife deserves all of the credit. Before I met her I was a multi-millionaire.
I read the greens in Spanish, but I putt in English.
Remember you have to be comfortable. Golf is not a life or death situation. It's just a game and should be treated as such. Stay loose.
I don't fear death, but I sure don't like those three-footers for par.
I don't exaggerate - I just remember big.
I'm getting so old, I don't even buy green bananas anymore.
When you're having trouble and topping the ball, it means the ground is moving on you.
A golf ball is like a clock. Always hit it at 6 o'clock and make it go toward 12 o'clock. But make sure you're in the same time zone.
The best wood in most amateurs' bags is the pencil.
If you buy a book on golf instruction buy the thinnest book you can find. The thinner the book, chances are the easier and more elementary the instruction. It can do one of two things: help you more or hurt you less. Both are good compared to the alternative.
Putting isn't golf, greens should be treated almost the same as water hazards: you land on them, then add two strokes to your score.
Golf is the only sport that a professional can enjoy playing with his friends.
I'm playing like Tarzan-and scoring like Jane.
Trevino is in a league by himself. We don't even count him. We figure when you come in second, you're a winner.
When I used to gamble, I looked for players with head covers on their irons. Those guys I could beat.
Golf is a thinking man's game. You can have all the shots in the bag, but if you don't know what to do with them, you've got troubles.
Then Lee Trevino and Jack Nicklaus come in. I'll caddie for Jack.
Jack Nicklaus is a legend in his spare time.
Maintain a childhood enthusiasm for the game of golf.
The best putting advice I ever received was make sure you concentrate real hard on keeping that darn ball real low
I never pray to God to make a putt. I pray to God to help me react good if I miss a putt.
