A passion, an obsession, a romance, a nice acquaintanceship with trees, sand, and water. – Bob Ryan
Real golfers, no matter what the provocation, never strike a caddie with the driver. The sand wedge is far more effective. – Huxtable Pippey
They call it golf because all of the other four-letter words were taken. – Raymond Floyd
My handicap? Woods and irons. – Chris Codiroli
The golf swing is like a suitcase into which we are trying to pack one too many things. – John Updike
Actually, the only time I ever took out a one-iron was to kill a tarantula. And it took a seven to do that. – Jim Murray
The ardent golfer would play Mount Everest if somebody put a flagstick on top. – Pete Dye
“Play it as it lies” is one of the fundamental dictates of golf. The other is “Wear it if it clashes.” – Henry Beard, Golfing, 1985
It is more satisfying to be a bad player at golf. The worse you play, the better you remember the occasional good shot. – Nubar Gulbenkian, 1972
Some of us worship in churches, some in synagogues, some on golf courses. – Adlai Stevenson
The first time I played the Masters, I was so nervous I drank a bottle of rum before I teed off. I shot the happiest 83 of my life. – Chi Chi Rodriguez
A golf course is nothing but a poolroom moved outdoors. – Barry Fitzgerald, Going My Way
Eighteen holes of match or medal play will teach you more about your foe than will 18 years of dealing with him across a desk. – Grantland Rice [See also: “If you would read a mans Disposition, see him Game, y
My swing is so bad I look like a caveman killing his lunch. – Lee Trevino
It took me seventeen years to get 3,000 hits. I did it in one afternoon on the golf course. – Hank Aaron, 1971
Swinging at daisies is like playing electric guitar with a tennis racket: if it were that easy, we could all be Jerry Garcia. The ball changes everything. – Michael Bamberger
One of the most fascinating things about golf is how it reflects the cycle of life. No matter what you shoot — the next day you have to go back to the first tee and begin all over again and make yourself into something. – Peter Jacobsen
You are meant to play the ball as it lies, a fact that may help to touch on your own objective approach to life. – Grantland Rice
Golf is the cruelest game, because eventually it will drag you out in front of the whole school, take your lunch money and slap you around. – Rick Reilly, “Master Strokes,” Sports Illustrated
Golf is an open exhibition of overweening ambition, courage deflated by stupidity, skill scoured by a whiff of arrogance. – Alistair Cooke
