Best 1733 quotes in «golf quotes» category

The more they made noise, the more calm I became.

The more you play it the less you know about it.

The most advanced medical brains in the universe have yet to discover a way for a man to relax himself, and looking at a golf ball is not the cure.

The most important shot in golf is the next one.

The most rewarding things you do in life are often the ones that look like they cannot be done.

The muttered hint, "Remember, you have a stroke here," freezes my joints like a blast from Siberia.

The next time I cry about golf it will only be with joy. It's not worth crying over golf for any other reason. After all, it's only a game.

Then Lee Trevino and Jack Nicklaus come in. I'll caddie for Jack.

The number eighteen is symbolically meaningful because it is the numerical equivalent of the Hebrew word chai, which means life.

The object of golf is to beat someone. Make sure that someone is not yourself.

The older I get, the better I used to be.

The object of golf is not just to win. It is to play like a gentleman, and win.

The older I get, the more I want to do. It beats death, decay or golf in unfortunate trousers. Peace and quiet depress me.

The older I get, the better I was.

The one place where I can relax is on the golf course with my teammates and buddies, assuming I'm hitting the golf ball well. If I'm not, well, that is another story.

The only really unplayable lie I can think of is when you're supposed to be playing golf and come home with lipstick on your collar.

The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.

The only thing I fear on a golf course is lightning...and Ben Hogan.

The only time my prayers are never answered is on the golf course.

The other sad truth about golf spectatorship is that for today's pros it all comes down to the putting, and that the difference between a putt that drops and one that rims the cup, though teleologically enormous, is intellectually negligeable.

The party of Lincoln and Liberty was transmogrified into the party of hairy-backed swamp developers and corporate shills, faith-based economists, fundamentalist bullies with Bibles, Christians of convenience, freelance racists, misanthropic frat boys, shrieking midgets of AM radio, tax cheats, nihilists in golf pants, brownshirts in pinstripes, sweatshop tycoons. ... Republicans: The No. 1 reason the rest of the world thinks we're deaf, dumb, and dangerous.

The pat on the back, the arm around the shoulder, the praise for what was done right and the sympathetic nod for what wasn't are as much a part of golf as life itself.

The people who know me, the people who see the passion I have for this game and the respect for it, they know that I don't cut any corners in the way I approach golf.

The person I fear most in the last two rounds is myself.

The player may experiment about with his swing, his grip, his stance. It is only when he begins asking his caddie's advice that he is getting on dangerous ground.

The one stroke marks the difference between fame and oblivion.

The player had almost as much fun as the parent and coaches. This league is well worth the time the professionals put into it. I would encourage any professional to host a team.

The point is that it doesn't matter if you look like a beast before or after the hit, as long as you look like a beauty at the moment of impact.

The poetic temperament is the worst for golf. It dreams of brilliant drives, iron shots laid dead, and long putts holed, while in real golf success waits for him who takes care of the foozles and leaves the fine shots to take care of themselves.

The pressure makes me more intent about each shot. Pressure on the last few holes makes me play better.

The press still considers me one of the most laid-back athletes since Babe Ruth. That's supposed to be a criticism, but I consider it a compliment because I think being carefree on the course is one of the secrets to scoring well consistently

The problem with art is, it's not like the game of golf where you put the ball in the hole. There's no umpire; there's no judge. There are no rules. It's one of its problems. But it's also one of the great things about art. It becomes a question of what lasts.

The putter looks like a bunch of nuts and bolts welded together, but the ball goes in the hole.

The qualifying system helps the top guys like Sergio Garcia, who play most of their golf in the U.S. They can rely on the world rankings and just play their four extra events [with the four majors and three World Golf Championship events counting as seven European events]. But for the other guys it's tough, and I don't know if that can be changed. It is a tricky situation.

The real key to Jack's [Nicklaus] success was his fantastic ability to score. His drives sometimes went into the rough, but he could plow the ball out of the tallest grass and get it on the green; bad lies simply didn't affect him as they did the others. Jack also got tremendous height with his one-iron and two-iron, which meant that he could stop them better than his rivals.

The real reason your pro tells you to keep your head down is so you can't see him laughing at you.

The real way to enjoy playing golf is to take pleasure not in the score, but in the execution of strokes.

There are a lot of shots in golf I can't hit, but I try to hit them anyway. The frustration is not there, because I'm still learning. But I really know how to do this. I'm not just hoping to get it where I want it... Let the other guys do it half-assed.

There are five top superstars in golf, 20 great stars, and 30 good ones. The rest should go and get jobs.

There are a number of golfers who are playing great golf in their 40s.

There are many ways of performing the operations successfully. I can claim, however, to be in a position to explain how not to putt. I think I know as well as anybody how not to do it.

There are no absolutes in golf. Golf is such an individual game, and no two people swing alike.

There are no maladies in my golf game. My golf game stinks.

There are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.

There are no shortcuts to good golf. The better players realize this.

There are no short hitters on the tour anymore - just long and unbelievably long.

There are only four U.S. tournaments that the very best players in the world play every year - Palm Springs, Miami, Cincinnati, and the U.S. Open. So how would golf or NFL or NHL fare if there were only four times a year that their very best were visible? Tennis went international, and for us to expect it to be popular media-wise is very naïve. And that translates into children and families being interested.

There are only two types of player-those who keep their nerves under control and win championships, and those who do not.

The only thing you should force in a golf swing is the club back in the bag.

There are some guys out here that can really play golf, but it has not been their focus for that long.