Golf quotes

Posted on behalf of Philip

These are some of the best golf quotes I have heard…

• “The secret of golf is to turn three shots into two.”
• “It is nothing new or original to say that golf is played one stroke at a time. But it took me many years to realise it.”
• “Some people think they are concentrating when they’re merely worrying.”
• “No putt is too short to be despised.”
• “Bad putting is due more to the effect the green has upon the player than it has upon the action of the ball.”
• “The moment the average golfer attempts to play from long grass or a or bunker from a difficult lie of any kind, he becomes a digger instead of a swinger.”
• “Too much ambition is a bad thing to have in a bunker.”
• “On the pace of a golf swing: “No one ever swung too slowly.”
• “Many shots are spoiled at the last instant by efforts to add a few more yards.”
• On his belief in playing quickly overall: “Don’t give the ball time to get set. If you do, it may duck.”
• “Competitive golf is played mainly on a five-and-a-half-inch course, the space between your ears.”
• “The enemy in golf is tension.”
• “If there is a watchword or slogan that a golfer should always remember is to avoid tension. His first position should be as natural and comfortable as he can possibly make it.”
• “You swing your best when you have the fewest things to think about.”
• “I have seen many good players attempt shots they should have known were impossible.”
• “The object of golf is to beat someone. Make sure that someone is not yourself.”
• “The best exercise for golfers is golfing.”
• “Golf is the only game I know of that actually becomes harder the longer you play it.”