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In golf, as in no other sport, your principal opponent is youself.

In golf, as in no other sport, your principal opponent is youself.

Herbert Wind
Sports, Golf, Opponents
Herbert Warren Wind (2016). “Herbert Warren Wind's Golf Book”, p.6, Open Road Media

Beyond the fact that it is a limitless arena for the full play of human nature, there is no sure accounting for golf's fascination... Perhaps it is nothing more than the best game man has ever devised.

Herbert Wind
Golf, Men, Games

WHILE A MANS BATTLE against himself is undoubtedly at the heart of golfs abiding appeal, the setting in which it is played is, for most golfers, one of the most wonderful things about it.

Herbert Wind
Heart, Battle, Abiding
Herbert Warren Wind (2016). “Herbert Warren Wind's Golf Book”, p.6, Open Road Media

Golf without Jones would be like France without Paris: leaderless, lightless and lonely.

Herbert Wind
Lonely, Golf, Paris
Herbert Warren Wind (2016). “The Story of American Golf: Its Champions and Championships, 1888–1975”, p.190, Open Road Media

According to the Captain of The Honorable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, striking your opponent or caddie at St Andrews, Hoylake or Westward Ho! meant that you lost the hole, except on medal days when it counted as a rub of the green.

Herbert Wind
Golf, Edinburgh, Caddies

No golfer has completed his education until he has played and studied Royal Dornoch.

Herbert Wind
Royal, Golfers

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