“Being a Scotsman, I am naturally opposed to water in its undiluted state.” Quote by Alastair Mackenzie
“The golfer has more enemies than any other athlete. He has fourteen clubs in his bag, all of them different; 18 holoes to play, all of them different, every week; and all around him is sand, trees, grass, water, wind and 143 other players. In addition, the game is 50 percent mental, so his biggest enemy is himself.” DifferentPlayGamesWaterEnemyPlayerTreeWeekWindPercentGolfAthleteClubsGrassSandBagsGolfersFourteen Author:Dan Jenkins
“Putting isn't golf, greens should be treated almost the same as water hazards: you land on them, then add two strokes to your score.” ShouldTwoWaterLandAddGolfTreatedScoreStrokesHazards Author:Chi Chi Rodriguez
“On the course, what is feared is like a magnet. Water, bunkers, trees, ravines, high grass - whatever you fear turns magnetic.” TurnsCoursesWaterTreeGolfGrassMagnetMagneticBunkers Author:Wiffi Smith
“I just felt from personal observation that there is nothing more dislocated or alienated than a lifelong military person trying to cope in civilian life. It's like two completely separate planets.” TryingPersonsTwoFeltMilitaryPlanetsObservationCiviliansLifelong Author:Lee Child
“The reason I don't play golf is because I was a caddie when I was 13. Women never gave up a golf ball that was lost somewhere in the trees and thicket and down through the poison ivy. It was during one of these searches that I vowed to the Lord above that if I ever earned enough money I would never set foot on a course again.” IfsReasonEnoughPlayCoursesLostLordTreeFeetBallsGolfPoisonGave UpIvyGolf BallCaddiesThicketsPoison Ivy Author:Art Buchwald
“I get pissed off. I simply do not understand someone who hits a ball that lands behind a tree and can look at it and say, "Well, that's golf".” WellsLooksBehindsTreeLandBallsGolfPissed Off Author:Simon Hobday
“The hardest shot in golf is a mashie at 90 yards from the green, where the ball has to be played against an oak tree, bounces back into a sandtrap, hits a stone, bounces on the green and then rolls into the cup. That shot is so difficult I have made it only once.” MadeDifficultTreeShotsStonesBallsGreenGolfHardestCupsMade ItYardsOaksBounceOak Tree Author:Zeppo Marx
“There is an old saying: if a man comes home with sand in his cuffs and cockleburs in his pants, don't ask him what he shot.” IfsMenHomeAsksShotsGolfSandComing HomePantsOld SayingCuffs Author:Sam Snead
“No matter what calamities befall him in everyday life, the true hacker still needs the pressure and inconvenience of four hours of trudging in wind or rain or sleet or sun (or all of them at once), hacking at a white pellet that seems to have a mind of its own and a lousy sense of direction.” NeedsMindStillsMatterSeemsHoursWhiteSunFourWindRainPressureNo Matter WhatGolfEverydayEveryday LifeCalamityInconvenienceHackingHackersSleet Author:Tom O'Connor
“I've lost balls in every hazard and on every course I've tried. But when I lose a ball in the ball washer, it's time to take stock.” CoursesLostLosesBallsGolfHazards Author:Milt Gross