“If the rest of his foursome are bunched directly behind his ball, or assume the foetal position with their backs to the tee, the golfer is reminded that his drive tends to be erratic. More cruel yet is for his opponent to stand directly in the projected line of flight, as the safest place to be.” IfsLinesBehindsPositionBallsAssumingGolfFlightOpponentsGolfersTeesErraticFoursomes Author:Eric Nicol
“Beyond the fact that it is a limitless arena for the full play of human nature, there is no sure accounting for golf's fascination... Perhaps it is nothing more than the best game man has ever devised.” MenHumansPlayFactsGamesHuman NatureGolfArenaLimitlessFascinationAccounting Author:Herbert Wind
“In my day we simply didn't believe that it was possible to play as well as these young fellows do. We thought that strength denied touch and that you could not consistently hit the ball both long and straight. It's been proven that you can.” BelieveWellsLongPlayYoungBallsFellowsGolfDeniedConsistentlyProven Author:Byron Nelson
“The score a player reports on any hole should always be regarded as his opening offer.” ShouldPlayerOffersGolfHolesOpeningReportsScore Author:Tom Mulligan
“You must attain a neurological and biological serenity in chaos. You cannot let yourself be sabotaged by adrenaline.” GolfChaosSerenityAdrenaline Author:Mac O'Grady
“I'm not very good at practice. But if you tell yourself you love the hole and love hitting it on the fairway, it's a big difference.” IfsBigsDifferencesPracticeAnd LoveGolfVery GoodHolesHitting Author:Barry Lane
“I don't like the way most people dress on the golf course. I think it's pretty bland, pretty boring.” PeopleThinkingWayCoursesDressesGolfBoringGolf CourseBland Author:Ian Poulter
“One of the reasons why I, 'a medical man' decided to give up medicine was a firm conviction of the extraordinary influence on health of pleasurable excitement, especially when combined with fresh air and exercise. How frequently have I, with great difficulty, persuaded patients who were never off my doorsteps to take up golf, and how rarely, if ever, I have seen them in my consulting room again.” IfsMenGivingReasonRoomsAirInfluenceExerciseGiving UpDecidedDifficultyMedicineGolfExtraordinaryPatientConvictionMedicalFirmReason WhyExcitementFresh AirConsultingDoorstep Author:Alister MacKenzie
“Have you ever actually listened to golfers talking to each other? "Looked good starting out..." "Better direction than last time..." "Who's away?..." It sounds like visitors' day at a home for the criminally insane.” HomeLastsSoundTalkingGolfStartingInsaneLast TimeGolfersVisitorsStarting Out Author:Peter Andrews
