Subject: Sports » Golf (Page 7)

Only a stupid golfer throws his club behind him; the smart golfer throws his club ahead so he can pick it up on the way to the next hole.

Do I have to know rules and all that crap? Then forget it.

professional golfer

Win and you are the superior being in all the universe; lose, and may the fleas of a million rodents, infect your every orifice.

(1958 – ) Irish professional golfer & commentator

I went to bed and I was old and washed up. I woke up a rookie… what could be better?

American professional golfer

Golf is a game that needlessly prolongs the lives of some of our most useless citizens.

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

I'm glad we don't have to play in the shade.

professional golfer

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

Golf is golf. You hit the ball, you go find it; then you hit it again.

American professional golfer

When Lee [Trevino] and Jack [Nicklaus] win, it is good for golf; when I win, it is better.

(1935 – ) Puerto Rican professional golfer

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

(1897 – 1976) American novelist, short story & sports writer

I can airmail the golf ball, but sometimes I don't put the right address on it.

American professional golfer

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

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

The golf swing is among the most stressful and unnatural acts in sports, short of cheering for the Yankees.

American professional golfer

Golf is a good walk spoiled.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

Dead Golfer Plays His Best Round

I've thrown or broken a few clubs in my day. In fact, I guess at one time or another I probably held distance records for every club in the bag.

(1916 – 2008) 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

I think Jessel’s philosophy about golf was something like: If all you’re going to do is chase the ball, why hit it in the first place?

(1896 – 1996) comedian, actor & entertainer

I’m hitting the woods just great, but I’m having a terrible time getting out of them.

(1942 – ) American professional golfer

I wish I could play my normal game… just once.