Quotes About Golf

Jimmy Stewart could have been a good golfer, but he speaks so slowly that by the time he yells 'Fore!' the guy he's hit is already in an ambulance on the way to the hospital.

Having so many gold courses so close together was ideal for me. With my slice I could enjoy three or four golf courses at the same time.

I've been playing golf a long time, although it's not really true that on my first round they strapped my bag on the back of a dinosaur.

I went and took golf lessons so Dad would let me play with him. I was just terrible... but I was able to have a wonderful time just walking around with Dad. I can see the real pleasure of that game.

On the average, I don't spend more than 15 minutes in the car - to go to the golf course or the gym. And that's the only time I listen to the radio.

It's a great feeling to know that I've played the best golf throughout the season of any of the guys for the second time in three years, it's really nice.

The first time I met [Sylvester Stallone], he had golf tees up his nose. So I figured we were going to be OK.

My kids have grown up knowing nothing other than me being gone all the time and playing in golf tournaments. That's what they know.

I've had the luxury of playing golf around the world, and I've spent a lot of time evaluating how to play all kinds of courses.

I'm very excited every time I'm at Augusta National. It's such a beautiful and fabulous golf course.

You have a lot of time on these tours. As Alice Cooper said, you can either drink all day or golf.

Um, yeah 15-year-olds don't lead at an LPGA event all the time. But like I said, I'm very surprised. I've been playing really good golf and I'm confident with my game.

It's considered good sportsmanship not to pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling.

The book talked about how after people play a round of golf they usually don't think about all the bad shots they made but rather always remember and focus on the one great shot they had that day. The thought and feeling they get when thinking about this shot makes them want to play again and again; this is why so many people get addicted to golf.

I'm about five inches from being an outstanding golfer. That's the distance my left ear is from my right.

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

A well hit golf shot is a feeling that goes up the shaft, right through your hands and into your heart.

When a golfer has completed his left-hand grip, the V formed by the thumb and forefinger should point to his right eye.

Up to a considerable point, as I see it, there's nothing difficult about golf, nothing. I see no reason, truly, why the average golfer, if he goes about it intelligently, shouldn't play in the 70s

THE RIGHT-HAND GRIP IS A FINGER GRIP. THE TWO FINGERS WHICH SHOULD APPLY MOST OF THE PRESSURE ARE THE TWO MIDDLE FINGERS.

If I stop playing golf today I can sit back with the kids and reflect on an amazing journey. I do it often. I think you have to feel that you are grounded in this crazy world I live in.

If I get on the golf course, my basketball game is a direct reflection of how many rounds of golf I can get. So, the more rounds of golf, the better I play.

I respect and understand that golf is enveloped in tradition and that certain rules and regulations must be upheld.

I think people like players they can relate to. It seems as if people think they know me. I just think I'm an ordinary Joe who plays golf very, very well.