Subject: Sports » Golf (Page 5)

The difference between golf and government is that in golf you can’t improve your lie.

(1928 – ) Armenian American politician

A woman I know is engaged to a real golf nut.  They are supposed to get married next Saturday…but only if it rains.

The rest of the field.

American professional golfer

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

American professional golfer

I'll always remember the day I broke ninety. I had a few beers in the clubhouse and was so excited I forgot to play the back nine.

(1941 – ) poet, author, editor & anthologist

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

(1918 – ) American Christian evangelist

Fairway: A narrow strip of closely mown grass that separates two groups of golfers looking for lost balls in the rough.

(1945 – ) American humorist (co-founder of National Lampoon)

Golf balls are attracted to water as unerringly as the eye of a middle-aged man to a female bosom.

(1927 – ) British journalist & author

Why ask me? You've asked me two times already and paid no atention to what I said. So pick your own goddam club!

Your best golf shots always occur when playing alone.

What goes up must come down.  But don't expect it to come down where you can find it.

(1939 – ) comedian, actress, writer & producer

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.

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

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

(1942 – ) American professional golfer

When the ducks are walking, you know it is too windy to be playing golf.

American professional golfer

They are like hot air dryers in public lavatories. They are a good idea, but take too long.

(1958 – ) Irish professional golfer & commentator

Man blames most accidents on fate – but feels a more personal responsibility when he makes a hole-in-one on the golf course.

Long ago when men cursed and beat the ground with sticks, it was called witchcraft; today it’s called golf.

(1879 – 1935) humorist & social commentator

Hockey is a sport for white men; basketball is a sport for black men; golf is a sport for white men dressed like pimps.

professional golfer

My best score ever was 103. But I've only been playing fifteen years.

(1935 – 2012) American football player, sports announcer & actor

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

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

The proper score for a businessman golfer is 90. If he is better than that he is neglecting his business. If he's worse, he's neglecting his golf.