Subject: Sports » Golf (Page 4)

Golf appeals to the idiot in us and the child; just how childlike golf players become is proven by their frequent inability to count past five.

(1932 – 2009) author, poet & critic

I was three over, one over a house, one over a patio, and one over a swimming pool.

(1953 – ) American baseball player

If you wish to hide your character, do not play golf.

golf writer

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

At first a golfer excuses a dismal performance by claiming bad lies; with experience, he covers up with better ones.

On a golf course, Jack had the hands of a violinist; that was fair, because as a violinist, Jack had the hands of a golfer.

(1896 – 1996) comedian, actor & entertainer

Then I was skinnier, I hit it better, I putted better, and I could see better… other than that, everything is the same.

professional golfer

The uglier a man's legs are, the better he plays golf.

(1866 – 1946) English author

The worst golf shots always occur when playing with someone you are trying to impress.

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

Irish journalist & author

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

Absentee: A missing golfing peg.

I play in the low 80's. If it's any hotter than that, I won't play.

(1902 – 1971) American comedian & singer

The older you get the stronger the wind gets… and it's always in your face.

(1940 – ) professional golfer

If you’re caught on a golf course during a storm and are afraid of lightning, hold up a 1-iron; not even God can hit a 1-iron.

(1942 – ) American professional golfer

Alan Shepard walking on the moon found a golf ball with Gerald Ford’s initials on it.

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

I played golf. I did not get a hole in one, but I did hit a guy. … you're supposed to yell, Fore! but I was too busy yelling, “There ain't no way that's gonna hit him!”

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian

Have you ever noticed what golf spells backwards?

disc jockey, screenwriter & humorist

If he slices the budget like he slices a (golf) ball, the nation has nothing to worry about.

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

I played golf with a priest the other day. He shot par-par-par-par-par. Finally I said to him, "Father, if you're playing golf like this you haven't been saving many souls lately.”

(1912 – 2002) professional golfer

Those who the gods seek to destroy first, learn how to play golf.

(1926 – 2010) Canadian actor