Famous Quotes & Sayings

Doug Sanders

Hagen said that no-one remembers who finished second. But they still ask me if I ever think about that putt I missed to win the 1970 Open at St. Andrews. I tell them that some times it doesn't cross my mind for a full five minutes.

Don Rickles

I used to play golf. I wanted to be a better player, but after a while I realized I'd always stink. And that's when I really started to enjoy the game.

Craig Stadler

Why am I using a new putter? Because the last one didn't float too well.

Dan Jenkins

Every golfer has at least 14 enemies: his clubs.

Dan Jenkins

Regardless of what the tour pros think, golf is a rich and varied game, and what all of us awkward fools do on weekends is what golf is truly all about.

Dan Jenkins

If a caddie can help you, you don't know how to play golf.

Dan Jenkins

The golf ball has no sense at all, which is why it has to be given stern lectures constantly, especially during the act of putting.

Dan Jenkins

There have been so many great moments in golf that you even forget some of them.

Dan Jenkins

I had always suspected that trying to play golf in the company of big-time pros and a gallery would be something like walking naked into choir practice.

Dan Jenkins

The devoted golfer is an anguished soul who has learned a lot about putting, just as an avalanche victim has learned a lot about snow.

Dan Jenkins

Always keep in mind that if God didn't want a man to have mulligans, golf balls wouldn't come three to a sleeve.

Dan Jenkins

A good one iron shot is about as easy to come by as an understanding wife.

Clint Eastwood

Just trust your instincts. There's an old saying in golf, you've studied the swing many times, and you practice and practice, but when you stand over the ball, you just have to trust your swing. And you trust it. And if you don't trust it, you'll ruin it; your brain will take over.

Dustin Johnson

I enjoy playing it every time I step on the course.

Dustin Johnson

I always knew I wanted to play golf and go to college. I try hard to be a positive role model, especially on the golf course. I try to carry myself well, and don't do anything outrageous. I try to play the game like a gentleman and give everyone respect. That's how the game should be played.

Donald Trump

You have Obama that wants to play golf instead of deal with people.

Amy Alcott

You could argue that if the average golfer plays a golf course with 430-yard par 4s and they always miss the green, that's good practice. It's definitely great practice to play a course that's too long for you.

Amy Alcott

What makes a great golf course is continuity and variety: right-to-left holes, left-to-right holes.

Amy Alcott

My parents didn't play golf.

Alice Cooper

What most people don't understand is that UFOs are on a cosmic tourist route. That's why they're always seen in Arizona, Scotland, and New Mexico. Another thing to consider is that all three of those destinations are good places to play golf. So there's possibly some connection between aliens and golf.

Dinah Shore

It's a faithless love, but you hit four good shots and you've started your day right.

Deron Williams

I've got a lot of favorite golfers.

Dean Norris

If I have a day off I will play golf.

Alex Karras

My best score ever was 103, but I've only been playing 15 years.

Alex Karras

Hey, is this room out of bounds?

Doug Ferguson

The fourth tee brings out a mixture of excitement and anticipation, for about 220 yards down the fairway you catch a glimpse of Stillwater Cove, and realize you'll be walking along this spectacular meeting of land and sea for the next two hours.

Don Herold

Golf may be a hussy, but I love her.

Don Herold

Nobody ever looked up and saw a good shot.

Don Herold

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

Anne Fortier

For as long as I could remember, he had never worn a single piece of clothing that could be considered casual. Khaki shorts and golf shirts, to Umberto, were the garments of men who have no virtues left, not even shame.

Annika Sorenstam

I told my caddie today that I am in the position that I want to be in. That this is what I have been waiting for, to win my tenth victory. I said that I am going to do everything that I can do today and that nothing is going to stop me.

Annika Sorenstam

Ron Sirak, a golf writer and friend, was quoted as saying, "Annika is no longer a female golfer. She's a golfer." That's truly all I ever aspired to be.

Annika Sorenstam

I've learned a lot about my game every time I play golf in a men's event.