Quotes about golf

"It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. I did it in one afternoon on the golf course."

Aaron, Hank on golf   

"Although Golf was originally restricted to wealthy Protestants, today its open to anybody who owns hideous clothing."

Barry, Dave on golf   

"I go into the locker room and find a corner and just sit there. I try to achieve a peaceful state of nothingness that will carry over onto the golf course. If I can get that feeling of quiet and obliviousness within myself, I feel I can't lose."

Blalock, Jane on golf   

"Have you ever noticed what golf spells backwards?"

Boliska, Al on golf   

"Golf is a game whose aim is to hit a very small ball into an even smaller hole, with weapons singularly ill-designed for the purpose."

Churchill, Winston on golf
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"I throw a ball and get paid for it. Others do it by throwing the bull."

Dean, Jerome on golf   

"If there is any larceny in a man, golf will bring it out."

Gallico, Paul on golf   

"Elderly gentlemen, gentle in all respects, kind to animals, beloved by children, and fond of music, are found in lonely corners of the downs, hacking at sandpits or tussocks of grass, and muttering in a blind, ungovernable fury elaborate maledictions which could not be extracted from them by robbery or murder. Men who would face torture without a word become blasphemous at the short fourteenth. It is clear that the game of golf may well be included in that category of intolerable provocations which may legally excuse or mitigate behavior not otherwise excusable."

Herbert, A. P. on golf   

"If you watch a game, it's fun. If you play it, it's recreation. If you work at it, it's golf."

Hope, Bob on golf   

"A typical day in the life of a heavy metal musician consists of a round of golf and an AA meeting."

Joel, Billy on golf   

"Magellan went around the world in 1521, which is not too many strokes when you consider the distance."

Laurie Jr., Joe on golf   

"If you think it's hard to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball."

Lemmon, Jack on golf   

"Drive for show, but putt for dough."

Locke, Bobby on golf   

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

Lopez, Nancy on golf   

"I used to get out there and have a thousand swing thoughts. Now I try not to have any."

Love, Davis III on golf   

"Golf is the pursuit of the infinite."

Murray, Jim on golf   

"Aggressive play is a vital asset of the world's greatest golfers. However, it's even more important to the average player. Attack this game in a bold, confident, and determined way, and you'll make a giant leap toward realizing your full potential as a player."

Norman, Greg on golf   

"All is fair in love and golf."

Proverb, American on golf   

"Anyone who likes golf on television would enjoy watching the grass grow on the greens."

Rooney, Andy on golf   

"Golf is a fine relief from the tensions of office, but we are a little tired of holding the bag."

Stevenson, Adlai E. on golf   

"When I joined the Tour I studied the best players to see what they did that I didn't do. I came to the conclusion that the successful players had the Three Cs: Confidence, Composure, Concentration."

Toski, Bob on golf   

"Golf is a good walk spoiled."

Twain, Mark on golf
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"Life is a game but golf is serious."

Unknown, Source on golf   

"In golf as in life it is the follow through that makes the difference."

Unknown, Source on golf   

"A day spent in a round of strenuous idleness."

Wordsworth, William on golf