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“Golf is to me what his Sabine farm was to the poet Horace - a solace and an inspiration.”

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Ramsay MacDonald, born on October 12, 1866, and died on November 9, 1937, was a former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He held a significant position in British political history and was known for his leadership in the Labour Party. more

“The fun part of golf is the variety of shots. In football you can do anything with a ball, but you can do anything with a golf ball as well. When you hit a shot and the ball does exactly what you want it to do ... that's wonderful. It's just great when you hit the ball well. You should always try not to make the ball cry.”

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Author:Johan Cruijff

“We can get so much out of golf. I know I have, and I'd like to see the same for you. Golf is the game of a lifetime, one in which you can get better and better. It's not what you do that counts, but what you attempt to do.”

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Author:George Knudson

“Golf is a non-violent game played violently from within.”

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Book:Golf for a Lifetime!

Source: Golf for a Lifetime!

“Golf is like a razor. You get just so sharp and then it begins to dull a little more the more you use it.”

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Author:Doug Sanders

“Golf is like solitaire. When you cheat, you cheat only yourself.”

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Book:Champagne Golf

Source: Champagne Golf

“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.”

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Author:Jerry Pate

“Learning to play golf is like learning to play the violin. It's not only difficult to do, it's very painful to everyone around you.”

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Author:Hal Linden

“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.”

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Author:Lloyd Mangrum

“Tennis is like a wonderful, longstanding relationship with a husband. Golf is a tempestuous, lousy lover; it's totally unpredicatable, a constant surprise.”

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Author:Dinah Shore

“Golf is not sacred, and there is no use getting so gosh-darned solemn about it.”

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Author:Don Herold

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