Reverse every natural instinct and do the opposite of what you are inclined to do, and you will probably come very close to having a perfect golf swing. — Ben Hogan
The best exercise for golfers is golfing. — Bobby Jones
Don't forget to swing hard, in case you hit the ball. — Woodie Held
The right way to play golf is to go up and hit the bloody thing. — George Duncan
Golf is like a chain. You always have to work on the weakest links. — George Archer
My swing is so bad I look like a caveman killing his lunch. — Lee Trevino
If you think your hands are more important in your golf swing than your legs, try walking a hole on your hands. — Gary Player
A baseball swing is a very finely tuned instrument. It is repetition, and more repetition, then a little more after that. — Reggie Jackson
You swing your best when you have the fewest things to think about. — Bobby Jones
A bad attitude is worse than a bad swing. — Payne Stewart
Golf is a game of coordination, rhythm, and grace; women have these to a high degree. — Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Swing hard, in case they throw the ball where you're swinging. — Duke Snider
Go play golf. Go to the golf course. Hit the ball. Find the ball. Repeat until the ball is in the hole. Have fun. The end. — Chuck Hogan
Golf is a non-violent game played violently from within. — Bob Toski
Short Golf Swing Quotes
Every time I hit a shot, I feel like I am shaking hands with the flag stick. — Moe Norman
The most important shot in golf is the next one. — Ben Hogan
Nothing dissects a man in public quite like golf. — Brent Musburger
The fun you get from golf is in direct ratio to the effort you don't put into it. — Bob Allen
Golf is a game that is played on a five-inch course — Bobby Jones
Success in golf depends less on strength of body than upon strength of mind and character. — Arnold Palmer
In golf, as in life, you get out of it what you put into it. — Sam Snead
Golf is not a game of good shots. It's a game of bad shots. — Ben Hogan
You must work very hard to become a natural golfer. — Gary Player
Golf is the most fun you can have with out taking your clothes off. — Chi Chi Rodriguez
It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. I did it in one afternoon on the golf course.
Golf Putting Quotes
Luck is predictable; the harder you work, the luckier you get. — Brian Tracy
When I get a chance to play golf or go on a boat with good people, take the boat out and put some lobsters on the grill, get the ice-cold beer and the cigars - that's heaven here on earth. — Bernie Mac
I'm not saying my golf game went bad, but if I grew tomatoes, they'd come up sliced. — Lee Trevino
Never concede the putt that beats you. — Harry Vardon
Who can say I have a bad swing? The only thing that matters in golf is the score you put on the board. You don't have to look pretty out there, you have to win. Look at my record and tell me who has a better swing than mine. — Lee Trevino
Putts get real difficult the day they hand out the money. — Lee Trevino
The ardent golfer would play Mount Everest if somebody put a flagstick on top. — Pete Dye
Half of golf is fun; the other half is putting. — Peter Dobereiner
A good player who is a great putter is a match for any golfer. A great hitter who cannot putt is a match for no one. — Ben Sayers
The more I practice, the luckier I get. — Jerry Barber
Golf Clubs Quotes
If he's got golf clubs in his truck or a camper in his driveway, I don't hire him. — Lou Holtz
You don't know what pressure is until you play for five bucks with only two bucks in your pocket. — Lee Trevino
There are two things you can do with your head down - play golf and pray. — Lee Trevino
If one defines the term 'dropout' to mean a person who has given up serious effort to meet his responsibilities, then every business office, government agency, golf club and university faculty would yield its quota. — John W. Gardner
I would rather be of clear mind and decision with the wrong club than with an unclear mind and the right club. — Walter Hagen
If a lot of people gripped a knife and fork the way they do a golf club, they'd starve to death. — Sam Snead
Give me golf clubs, fresh air and a beautiful partner, and you can keep the clubs and the fresh air. — Jack Benny
Show me a golfer who doesn't have a mean streak, and I'll show you a weak competitor. — Lee Trevino
I expect to play golf until I am 90-even longer if anybody figures out a way to swing a club from a rocking chair. — Babe Didrikson Zaharias
We were all born with webbed feet and a golf club in our hand. — Old Tom Morris
Golf Game Quotes
Golf is the closest game to the game we call life. You get bad breaks from good shots; you get good breaks from bad shots - but you have to play the ball where it lies. — Bobby Jones
I used to play golf. I wanted to be a better player, but after a while I realized I'd always stink. And that's when I really started to enjoy the game. — Don Rickles
Do not be tempted to invest in a sample of each golfing invention as soon as it makes its appearance. If you do, you will only complicate and spoil your game - and encumber your locker with useless rubbish. — Harry Vardon
But in the end it's still a game of golf, and if at the end of the day you can't shake hands with your opponents and still be friends, then you've missed the point. — Payne Stewart
Golf is the only game I know of that actually becomes harder the longer you play it. — Bobby Jones
Golf is a game invented by the same people who think music comes out of a bagpipe. — Lee Trevino
The rewards of golf, and of life too I expect, are worth very little if you don't play the game by the etiquette as well as by the rules. — Bobby Jones
Golf is assuredly a mystifying game. It would seem that if a person has hit a golf ball correctly a thousand times, he should be able to duplicate the performance at will. But such is certainly not the case. — Bobby Jones
In golf your strengths and weaknesses will always be there. If you could improve your weaknesses, you would improve your game. The irony is that people prefer to practice their strengths. — Harvey Penick
No-one will ever have golf under his thumb. No round ever will be so good it could not have been better. Perhaps this is why golf is the greatest of games. You are not playing a human adversary; you a playing a game. You are playing old man par. — Bobby Jones
Golf Ball Quotes
One travels like a golf ball, hopping from green to green. — John Gunther
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
It's good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling. — Mark Twain
If you think it's hard to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball. — Jack Lemmon
I get as much fun as the next man from whaling the ball as hard as I can and catching it squarely on the button. But from sad experience I learned not to try this in a round that meant anything. — Bobby Jones
Beauty is Nature in perfection; circularity is its chief attribute. Behold the full moon, the enchanting golf ball, the domes of splendid temples, the huckleberry pie, the wedding ring, the circus ring, the ring for the waiter, and the "round" of drinks. — O. Henry
He hits the ball 130 yards and his jewelry goes 150. — Bob Hope
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
If I can hit a curveball, why can't I hit a ball that is standing still on a course? — Larry Nelson
I didn't miss the putt. I made the putt. The ball missed the hole. — Peter Jacobsen
Playing Golf Quotes
A smart girl is one who knows how to play tennis, golf, piano -- and dumb. — Marilyn Monroe
You might as well praise a man for not robbing a bank as to praise him for playing by the rules. — Bobby Jones
The real way to enjoy playing golf is to take pleasure not in the score, but in the execution of strokes. — Bobby Jones
I wasn't this nervous playing golf when I was drinking. It's the first tournament I've won on the PGA Tour in a sober manner, so it's a great feeling knowing I can do it sober. I don't think two years ago I could have pulled this off. — John Daly
In order to win, you must play your best golf when you need it most, and play your sloppy stuff when you can afford it. I shall not attempt to explain how you achieve this happy timing. — Bobby Jones
I'd like to see the fairways more narrow. Then everybody would have to play from the rough, not just me. — Seve Ballesteros
The object of golf is not just to win. It is to play like a gentleman, and win. — Phil Mickelson
All seasoned players know, or at least have felt, that when you are playing your best, you are much the same as in a state of meditation. You are free of tension and chatter. You are concentrating on one thing. It is the ideal condition for good golf. — Harvey Penick
A lot of my buddies also played golf, but when it came to going to the beach or on the boat and chasing girls, they usually went that way and I went to the golf course. — Mike Weir
Of course, money matters to everyone even if some don't want to admit it. If I won the Race to Dubai, I look at that prize money and think it could pay off my new house or the range I'm building. I am privileged to play golf for a living - look around St Andrews, that's my office. — Sayings
Good Golf Quotes
It takes hundreds of good golf shots to gain confidence, but only one bad one to lose it. — Jack Nicklaus
Golf tips are like aspirin. One may do you good, but if you swallow the whole bottle you will be lucky to survive. — Harvey Penick
I am tired of all these golfers who are happy with second place. The only one who will like you if you come in second place is your wife and your dog. And that is only if you have a good wife and a good dog. — Gary Player
John certainly gives it a good hit, doesn't he? My Sunday best is a Wednesday afternoon compared to him. — Nick Faldo
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
Golf is a game you can never get too good at. You can improve, but you can never get to where you master the game. — Gay Brewer
A strong mind is one of the key components that separates the great from the good. — Gary Player
A good golf course makes you want to play so badly that you hardly have the time to change your shoes. — Ben Crenshaw
It’s always good to play with big players, you know. — Paul Pogba
Golf Course Quotes
Emerald as heavy as a golf course, ruby as dark as an afterbirth, diamond as white as sun on the sea. — Anne Sexton
You can spend the money on new housing for poor people and the homeless, or you can spend it on a football stadium or a golf course. — Jello Biafra
I never learned anything from a match that I won. — Bobby Jones
If there is one thing I have learned during my years as a professional, it is that the only thing constant about golf is its inconstancy. — Jack Nicklaus
You know I need that cockiness, the self-belief, arrogance, swagger, whatever you want to call it, I need that on the golf course to bring the best out of myself. So you know once I leave the golf course, you know that all gets left there. — Rory McIlroy
Exercise? I get it on the golf course. When I see my friends collapse, I run for the paramedics. — Red Skelton
If you are caught on a golf course during a storm and are afraid of lightning, hold up a 1-iron. Not even God can hit a 1-iron. — Lee Trevino
A leading difficulty with the average player is that he totally misunderstands what is meant by concentration. He may think he is concentrating hard when he is merely worrying. — Bobby Jones
I'm not feeling very well - I need a doctor immediately. Ring the nearest golf course. — Groucho Marx
Golf Quotes
As I watched the seagulls, I thought, That's the road to take; find the absolute rhythm and follow it with absolute trust. — Nikos Kazantzakis
Hockey is a sport for white men. Basketball is a sport for black men. Golf is a sport for white men dressed like black pimps. — Tiger Woods
I believe nicotine plus caffeine equals protein. — John Daly
I look into eyes, shake their hand, pat their back, and wish them luck, but I am thinking, I am going to bury you. — Seve Ballesteros
There are only two types of player-those who keep their nerves under control and win championships, and those who do not. — Harry Vardon
The main idea in golf as in life, I suppose is to learn to accept what cannot be altered and to keep on doing one's own reasoned and resolute best whether the prospect be bleak or rosy. — Bobby Jones
This fitness thing is blown out of proportion. What am I going to do on a treadmill - smoke a cigarette and drink a diet Coke? — John Daly
When it blows here, even the seagulls walk. — Nick Faldo
I know this golf tournament has my name on it but it's not about me. It's about the Louisiana Tech family. There is nothing greater than being a part of the Bulldog family. — Terry Bradshaw
The older I get, the better I used to be. — Lee Trevino
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
For this game you need, above all things, to be in a tranquil frame of mind. — Harry Vardon
Golf is 20 percent mechanics and technique. The other 80 pecent is philosophy, humor, tragedy, romance, melodrama, companionship, camaraderie, cussedness and conversation. — Grantland Rice
Keep your sense of humor. There's enough stress in the rest of your life not to let bad shots ruin a game you're supposed to enjoy. — Amy Alcott
Golf is a game that needlessly prolongs the lives of some of our most useless citizens. — Bob Hope
Sex and golf are the two things you can enjoy even if you're not good at them. — Kevin Costner
I was playing golf. I swung, missed the ball, and got a big chunk of dirt. I swung again, missed the ball, and got another big chunk of dirt. Just then, 2 ants climbed on the ball saying, "Let's get up here before we get killed!" — Henny Youngman
Retirement means no pressure, no stress, no heartache... unless you play golf. — Gene Perret
Those years on the golf course as a caddie, boy, those people were something. They were vulgar, some were alcoholics, racist, they were very difficult people to deal with. A lot of them didn't have a sense of humor. — Martin Sheen
Golf and sex are about the only things you can enjoy without being good at it. — Jimmy Demaret
Golf seems to me an arduous way to go for a walk. I prefer to take the dogs out. — Anne, Princess Royal
I don't fear death, but I sure don't like those three-footers for par. — Chi Chi Rodriguez
Golf is the only sport I know of where a player pays for every mistake. A man can muff a serve in tennis, miss a strike in baseball, or throw an incomplete pass in football and still have another chance to square himself. In golf, every swing counts against you. — Lloyd Mangrum
When I have a match to play, I begin to relax as soon as I wake up. Everything I do, I do slow and easy. That goes for stroking the razor, getting dressed, and eating my breakfast. I'm practically in slow motion. By the time I'm ready to tee off, I'm so used to taking my time that it's impossible to hurry my swing. — Walter Hagen
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
Sex is the most fun you can have without smiling. — Madonna Ciccone
I see things written about the golf swing that I can't believe will work except by accident . — Harvey Penick
Rhythm is best expressed in any swing directed at a cigar stump or a dandelion head. — Grantland Rice
Because golf exposes the flaws of the human swing - a basically simple maneuver - it causes more self-torture than any game short of Russian roulette. — Grantland Rice
Tempo is the glue that sticks all elements of the golf swing together. — Nick Faldo
Just trust your instincts. There's an old saying in golf, you've studied the swing many times, and you practice and practice, but when you stand over the ball, you just have to trust your swing. And you trust it. And if you don't trust it, you'll ruin it; your brain will take over. — Clint Eastwood
The only thing you should force in a golf swing is the club back in the bag. — Byron Nelson
Swing hard in case you hit it. — Dan Marino
I think the golf swing is all about rotation, all about trying to keep the club on plane. — Tiger Woods
It goes without saying that it is no good having a perfect setup, perfect grip and perfect golf swing if the whole thing is misaligned. It sounds obvious but many players simply do not spend enough time getting themselves on target. — Nick Faldo
Having a great golf swing helps under pressure, but golf is a game about scoring. It's like an artist who can get a two-inch brush at Wal-Mart for 20 cents or a fine camel-hair brush from an art store for 20 dollars. The brush doesn't matter - how the finished painting looks is what matters. — Jerry Pate
I've heard people say my swing's not perfect, and I know that. But golf's a natural sport, very sensitive. It's played a lot by feel. I don't care if my swing is too flat. If it works, I don't have to change it. — Sergio Garcia
My golf swing is a bit like ironing a shirt. You get one side smoothed out, turn it over and there is a big wrinkle on the other side. Then you iron that one out, turn it over and there is yet another wrinkle. — Tom Watson
If I could straighten it out (his golf swing), I'd be pitching at Dodger Stadium tonight. — Sandy Koufax
If we had to play Augusta National in one hour, the best athlete would win the Masters. But as it is, they give us time to hang ourselves. Every swing is a 'thought shot'. So instead of the best athlete, you end up with the best thinker as the winner. — Joe Inman
Columbus went around the world in 1492. That isn't a lot of strokes when you consider the course. — Lee Trevino
The moment the average golfer attempts to play from long grass or a bunker or from a difficult lie of any kind, he becomes a digger instead of a swinger. — Bobby Jones
As far as swing and techniques are concerned, I don't know diddly squat. When I'm playing well, I don't even take aim. — Fred Couples
Everybody can see that my swing is homegrown. That means everybody has a chance to do it. — Bubba Watson
My favorite shots are the practice swing and the conceded putt. The rest can never be mastered. — George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen
Through years of experience I have found that air offers less resistance than dirt. — Jack Nicklaus
Writing is like playing golf - you have to keep working at your swing. — Bill Simmons
Follow through: The part of the swing that takes place after the ball has been hit, but before the club has been thrown. — Henry Beard
I still swing the way I used to, but when I look up the ball is going in a different direction. — Lee Trevino
The golf swing is like a suitcase into which we are trying to pack one too many things. — John Updike
Dividing the swing into its parts is like dissecting a cat. You'll have blood and guts and bones all over the place. But you won't have a cat. — Ernest Jones
He's been a top player for the last 10 years, and we all work on our swings, we all change things. We keep working and then we're trying to get better, and sometimes you get worse trying to get better. You've just got to give it some time, be patient for it to turn around, and when it does turn around, you feel like you can start winning again. — Ernie Els
His driving is unbelievable. I don't go that far on my holidays. — Ian Baker-Finch
A golf swing is a collection of corrected mistakes. — Carol Mann
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