[E]ccentricity is absolutely without value on a Golf green. – John Strange Winter, “Ladies on the Green,” Golf Illustrated, 1899 July 28th

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

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