Favourite golf quotes

[SugarPenguin]

Share your favourites.

Mines from Mr Player:
"you must work very hard to become a natural golfer."

Not the funniest but so very wise and true. People aren't born with perfect swings, they are constructed and honed in

 

[delc]

Also from Gary Player after he holed out from a green-side bunker. A spectator said "That was a lucky shot", to which he replied "Yes it was, but the more I practice, the luckier I get".

 

[backwoodsman]

"Don't play too much golf. Two rounds a day is plenty". - Harry Vardon

 

[Maninblack4612]

Various commentators "That is so far left Lassie couldn't find it if it was wrapped in bacon"

 

[VVega]

"Because I work very hard, I expect results to follow, and golf doesn’t work like that."

and

"I have never found it easy to accept that no matter how hard you work, or how many thousands of balls you hit in practice, there is no guarantee certificate attached to your efforts."

both from Darren Clarke's book.

 

[Qwerty]

"Ardent Golfers would play Mt Everest if you put a flag on the top". Pete Dye.

 

[williamalex1]

Lee Trevino's , " there's 2 things in life that will never succeed, dogs that chase cars and golfers that have to chip and putt for pars".

 

[nailed it]

"It's not how it's how many?"
"The ball breaks towards the hole"

 

[Curls]

A bad day on the course is still better than a good day at the office.

That one has got me through some tough times

 

[chrisd]

"Sod playing in the rain" - Smiffy 1998!

 

[Crow]

"Mashed potato"

 

[HomerJSimpson]

"You wouldn't have missed that but I would never have given you the chance" Nicklaus to Jacklin in the Ryder Cup

 

[delc]

"Mashed potato"

In that case "Yo da man" by any redneck American!

 

[2blue]

"You wouldn't have missed that but I would never have given you the chance" Nicklaus to Jacklin in the Ryder Cup

This one has to be among the "Truly great quotes of all time" regardless of the Sport being played. It personifies the best relationship & respect that can occur in head to head competition.
It was the one I was going to share...... well done Homer

 

[Dave3498]

Never buy a putter until you have had a chance to throw it. Tommy Bolt.

 

[Sponge1980]

I played against the best and I didn't always lose.

Lee Trevino

 

[Norrin Radd]

Win this car

 

[Tashyboy]

Win this car

Pmsl

 

[Norrin Radd]

if carlsberg did hole in one prizes

 

[rickg]

"I'd like to see the fairways more narrow. Then everybody would have to play from the rough, not just me."
Seve