Golf Quotes - Page 12

A pretty girl will always have the toughest time learning to play golf, because every man wants to give her lessons.

A golfer rarely needs to hit a spectacular shot until the one that preceded it was pretty bad.

Golf gives you an insight into human nature, your own as well as your opponent's.

On the golf course, a man may be the dogged victim of inexorable fate, be struck down by an appalling stroke of tragedy, become the hero of unbelievable melodrama, or the clown in a side-splitting comedy.

I feel it's important to be active. People who retire, sit by their swimming pool and golf course and plan to relax have a very empty life.

It's not whether you win or lose - but whether I win or lose.

Keep close count of your nickels and dimes, stay away from whiskey, and never concede a putt.

Obama's the one who never worked a day in his life. He never earned a penny that wasn't public money. How many fund-raisers does he attend every week? How often does he play basketball and golf? I wish I had that kind of time.

Golf is not about the quality of your good shots, it is about the quality of your bad shots.

You must work very hard to become a natural golfer.

Golf is the most fun you can have with out taking your clothes off.

Many shots are spoiled at the last instant by efforts to add a few more yards.

Nobody but you and your caddie care what you do out there, and if your caddie is betting against you, he doesn't care, either.

A great deal of unnecessarily bad golf is played in this world.

I can honestly say in my entire career, I've never gone around a golf course and not mis-hit a shot, but today I never missed a shot. I hit every driver perfect, every iron perfect. I'm in awe of myself.

Golf asks something of a man. It makes one loathe mediocrity. It seems to say, "If you are going to keep company with me, don't embarrass me.

I never had any thought the whole week. I figured my caddie [Jerry Beard] knew the course a lot better than me, so I put out my hand and played whatever club he put in it. I'd say, "How hard do I hit it?" He'd tell me and I'd swing. The guys who come down here once a year and try to get smart with Mr. Jones' course are the dumb ones.

Golf. Trying to knock a tiny ball into an even smaller hole with implements ill suited to the purpose.

It takes six years to make a golfer: three to learn the game, then another three to unlearn all you have learned in the first three years. You might be a golfer when you arrive at that stage, but more likely you are just starting.

I don't want people to watch the way I dress. I want people to watch the way I play.

Never let up. The more you can win by, the more doubts you put in the other players' minds the next time out.

Duffers who consistently shank their balls are urged to buy and study Shanks - No Thanks by R.K. Hoffman, or in extreme cases, M.S. Howard's excellent Tennis for Beginners.

I read the greens in Spanish, but I putt in English.

I will tell you privately it's not going to get better, it's going to get worse all the time, but don't fret. Remember, we play the ball where it lies, and now let's not talk about this, ever again.

In golf, the customs and etiquette and decorum are as important as the rules of play.