Quotes from Michael Murphy

Life is tough, then you die. The sooner you accept that and move on with your life, the better off you'll be.

Replacing the divot is "an exercise for the public good." It is also a reminder that "we are all one golfer." There would simply be no game if every golfer turned his back on the damage he did.

I can think of no better way to say it—those final holes played me.

In a golf club everyone knows the player who does not replace his divot. One can guess how he leads the rest of his life.

Then he began to speak. "Golf recapitulates evolution," he said in a melodious voice, "it is a microcosm of the world, a projection of all our hopes and fears.

Just the thought of it hurts, but I truly believe that sometimes you have to be willing to break your own heart to save your soul.