“I am tired of all these golfers who are happy with second place. The only one who will like you if you come in second place is your wife and your dog. And that is only if you have a good wife and a good dog.” IfsWifeDogLike YouTiredGolfGolfersGood WifeSecond PlaceGood Dog Author:Gary Player
“You can talk about strategy all you want, but what really matters is resilience. On the last nine holes of the Masters or the Open, there's going to come at least one point when you want to throw yourself in the nearest trash can and disappear. You know you can't hide. It's like you're walking down the fairway naked. The gallery knows what you've done, every other player knows and worst of all, you know. That's when you find out if you're a real competitor.” IfsKnowsWantRealMatterDoneLastsPlayerWorstMastersLike YouWalkingStrategyGolfDisappearResilienceNineHolesNakedCompetitorsTrashGalleryTrash Cans Author:Hale Irwin
“Golf and women are a lot alike. You know you are not going to wind up with anything but grief, but you can't resist the impulse.” KnowsGriefWindLike YouGolfImpulse Author:Jackie Gleason
“I always worry when someone's a good golfer. It's like you shouldn't have time to be good at anything. You should just be a politician and you shouldn't have time to practice golf.” ShouldPracticeWorryLike YouPoliticianGolfBe GoodGolfers Author:Ellen DeGeneres
“A long memory is the most subversive idea in America. A tautology is a thing which is tautological. A witty saying proves nothing, but saying something pointless gets people's attention. If your kids look like you, it's hereditory. If they look like the neighbor, it's the environment. Although golf was originally restricted to wealthy, overweight Protestants, today it's open to anybody who owns hideous clothing.” PeopleIfsLooksLongIdeasKidsTodayAmericaMemoriesAttentionEnvironmentLike YouProveGolfWittyNeighborWealthyClothingsPointlessHideousProtestantsSubversiveOverweightTautologyWitty Sayings Author:Dave Barry
“You play the golf course just like you played it in your practice rounds and you stick to your game plan and just try to get whatever you can out of it.” TryingPlayCoursesGamesPracticePlansLike YouSticksGolfRoundsGolf CourseGame Plan Author:Stewart Cink
“You didn't question - kind of like, you would go to college. You would wear a tie to work. You would, you know, you would work for 40 years. And then you would play golf for three years, and then you would die. That was how I was raised.” KnowsYearsKindPlayDiesThreeCollegeLike YouGolfRaisedTiesThree Years Author:Jim Gaffigan