‘These greens are so fast I have to hold my putter over the ball and hit it with the shadow.’
» Sam Snead
‘A hungry dog hunts best.’
» Lee Trevino
‘You can talk to a fade but a hook won’t listen.’
» Lee Trevino
‘I was three over. One over a house, one over a patio, and one over a swimming pool.’
» George Brett
‘Actually, the only time I ever took out a one-iron was to kill a tarantula. And I took a 7 to do that.’
» Jim Murray
‘The only sure rule in golf is – he who has the fastest cart never has to play the bad lie.’
» Mickey Mantle
‘Sex and golf are the two things you can enjoy even if you’re not good at them.’
» Kevin Costner
‘I don’t fear death, but I sure don’t like those three-footers for par.’
» Chi Chi Rodriguez
‘After all these years, it’s still embarrassing for me to play on the American golf tour. Like the time I asked my caddie for a sand wedge and he came back ten minutes later with a ham on rye.’
» Chi Chi Rodriguez
‘The ball retriever is not long enough to get my putter out of the tree.’
» Byran Weiss
‘Swing hard in case you hit it.’
» Dan Marino
‘My favorite shots are the practice swing and the conceded putt. The rest can never be mastered.’
» Lord Robertson
‘Give me golf clubs, fresh air and a beautiful partner, and you can keep the clubs and the fresh air.’
» Jack Benny
‘There is no similarity between golf and putting; they are two different games, one played in the air, and the other on the ground.’
» Ben Hogan
‘Professional golf is the only sport where, if you win 20% of the time, you’re the best.’
» Jack Nicklaus
‘The uglier a man’s legs are, the better he plays golf. It’s almost a law.’
» H G Wells
‘I never pray on a golf course. Actually, the Lord answers my prayers everywhere except on the course.’
» Billy Graham
‘If you watch a game, it’s fun. If you play at it, it’s recreation. If you work at it, it’s golf.’
» Bob Hope
‘While playing golf today I hit two good balls. I stepped on a rake.’
» Henny Youngman
‘If you think it’s hard to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball.’
» Jack Lemmon
‘You can make a lot of money in this game. Just ask my ex-wives. Both of them are so rich that neither of their husbands work.’
» Lee Trevino
‘I’m not saying my golf game went bad, but if I grew tomatoes, they’d come up sliced.’
» Lee Trevino
