Gene Littler
Gene Littler
Gene Alec Littleris an American professional golfer and a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Known for a solid temperament and nicknamed "Gene the Machine" for his smooth rhythmical swing, he once said that, "Golf is not a game of great shots. It's a game of the best misses. The people who win make the smallest mistakes."...
ProfessionGolfer
Date of Birth21 July 1930
drivers exact lead slice toe weights
They have these drivers now that have weights in the toe and in the heel, so that if you're slicing the ball, you slice it in the exact right place. We didn't have that. We used a lot of lead tape, and still do.
game golf great people smallest win
Golf is not a game of great shots. It's a game of the most misses. The people who win make the smallest mistakes.
ball brought grew guys hit learning narrow point remember
I remember it as a narrow course, where you had to hit the ball straight. It was a 'position' course, like those a lot of us old guys grew up on. That's the way I was brought up, learning to hit the ball to Point A before you can hit it to Point B. These days, it's just crunch-crunch.
player gun today
Palmer was the big gun as far as getting the tour to where it is today. He was the most charismatic player ever. He did everything the public wanted him to do.
balls doe holes
It never occurs to Arnold that the ball won't go in the hole, but I'm always surprised when it does.
years years-ago today
I probably hit the ball as far today as I did 40 years ago. That just shouldn't be.
running hands glory
I don't like all the glory, hand-shaking and general run of things after a tournament.
winning remember i-can
I can't ever remember anyone winning a tournament like that.
mistake golf winning
Golf is not a game of great shots. It's a game of most accurate misses. The people who win make the smallest mistakes.