Subject: Sports » Golf (Page 16)

It looks like he has a divot over each ear.

(1958 – ) Irish professional golfer & commentator

Golf is the only game in which a precise knowledge of the rules can earn one a reputation for bad sportsmanship.

Irish journalist & author

In golf, humiliations are the essence of the game.

(1908 – 2004) British/American journalist, television personality & broadcaster

Sudden success in golf is like the sudden acquisition of wealth; it is apt to unsettle and deteriorate the character.

(1881 – 1975) English writer & humorist

A golf course is nothing but a poolroom moved outdoors.

(1888 –1961) Irish actor Irish actor

We have fifty-one golf courses in Palm Springs; he (Gerald Ford) never decides which course he will play until after the first tee shot.

(1903 – 2003) English-born American comedian & actor

The trees taunt you; the sand mocks you; the water calls your name… and they say golf is a quiet game.

The devoted golfer is an anguished soul who has learned a lot about putting, just as an avalanche victim has learned a lot about snow.

(1929 – ) American author & sportswriter

I’m having problems with my putting; but it’s the puttee, not the putter.

professional golfer

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

American professional golfer

She's slower than trying to bake a pie with a lighter.

American professional golfer

Obviously a deer on the fairway has seen you tee off before and knows that the safest place to be when you play is right down the middle.

(1916 – 1987) television actor & comedian

If God wants to produce the ideal golfer then He should create a being with a set of unequal arms and likewise legs, an elbow-free left arm, knees which hinge sideways and a ribless torso from which emerges, at an angle of 45 degrees, a stretched neck fitted with one color-blind eye stuck firmly on the left side.

golf author

Golf is like chasing a quinine pill around a cow pasture.

(1874 – 1965) British prime minister, politician, statesman & orator

Columbus went around the world in 1492; that isn't a lot of strokes when you consider the course.

(1942 – ) American professional golfer

It’s hard to play a guy who rattles his medals while you’re putting.

(1903 – 2003) English-born American comedian & actor

If you’d offered me a 69 at the start this morning I’d have been all over you.

Scottish professional golfer

Golf: A game in which one endeavors to control a ball with implements ill adapted for the purpose

(1856 – 1924) 28th U.S. president & politician

Always remember: golf clubs don’t float.

There are two reasons for making a hole in one; the first is that it is immensely labor-saving.

Golf is a game in which the ball lies poorly and the players well.

(1912 – 2003) American sports writer