“The Masters is one of golf's greatest traditions and Augusta is one of the best courses in the world. They are synonymous. It's an event that every golfer, and golf fan, looks forward to.” WorldLooksCoursesFansEventsMastersTraditionGolfGolfersAugusta Author:Mike Weir
“In Valdosta, Ga., during a mini-tour event, a player named James Black bet me $20 he could put five golf balls in his mouth and then close his mouth all the way. I tried it but could get only two in there.” WayTwoBlackFivePlayerEventsMouthsBallsGolfGolf Ball Author:Gary McCord
“The qualifying system helps the top guys like Sergio Garcia, who play most of their golf in the U.S. They can rely on the world rankings and just play their four extra events [with the four majors and three World Golf Championship events counting as seven European events]. But for the other guys it's tough, and I don't know if that can be changed. It is a tricky situation.” IfsKnowsWorldPlayHelpingGuyThreeSituationFourEventsChangedMajorsToughGolfSevenRelyExtrasChampionshipCountingTrickyOther GuysRankingQualifying Author:Luke Donald
“Three months later, on September 5, 2001, at a pro-am event preceding the Canadian Open at the Royal Montreal Golf Club, I was invited to play a round with Tiger Woods. Nothing in the game of politics had ever been as nerve-racking as that game of golf.” PlayThreeGamesEventsMonthsGolfRoundsClubsWoodsNervesSeptemberTigersRoyalInvitedThree MonthsMontrealGolf Clubs Author:Jean Chretien
“I hope I'll never get too old to want to take part in this event, and I don't think I will ever age that much.” ThinkingWantAgeEventsGolf Author:Sam Snead
“I love the golf courses because it brought the best out of me. It made me prepare, made me work at it, made me do the things I needed to do to be better, and that's what I loved about USGA events. If you couldn't handle it, then you got beat, and that's OK.” IfsMadeCoursesEventsNeededBeatsGolfHandleGolf Course Author:Jack Nicklaus
“At a certain point in the [golf] tournament, it becomes a match play event and becomes a match play event against who is on the leaderboard, so you have to know who is there to do what you're going to try to do.” KnowsTryingPlayCertainEventsGolfTournamentsGolf Tournaments Author:Jack Nicklaus
“I've learned a lot about my game every time I play golf in a men's event.” MenPlayGamesEventsGolfI've Learned Author:Annika Sorenstam