“I was so rusty I should be sponsored by WD-40.”
- Nick Faldo
"My golf swing is like ironing a shirt. You get one side smoothed out, turn it over and there is a big wrinkle on the other side. You iron that side, turn it over and there's another wrinkle."
- Tom Watson - Golf Legend
"What other people may find in poetry or art museums, I find in the flight of a good drive".
- Arnold Palmer
"Don't play too much golf. Two rounds a day are plenty."
- Harry Vardon
"The worst club in my bag is my brain."
- Chris Perry
"Golf is a fascinating game. It has taken me nearly forty years to discover that I can't play it."
- Ted Ray, Golf - My Slice of Life, 1972
"They say golf is like life, but don't believe them. Golf is more complicated than that."
- Gardner Dickinson
"Eventually a feel (for the game) will show not only in your score but in the way you hold a club, swing, or even walk down the fairway."
- Davis Love Jr
"Confidence is the most important single factor in this game, and no matter how great your natural talent, there is only one way to obtain and sustain it: work.”
- Jack Nicklaus
"I got the greatest satisfaction from practicing. There is no greater pleasure than improving."
- Ben Hogan
"If you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate."
- Tom Watson
"If you break 100, watch your golf. If you break 80, watch your business."
- Joey Adams
"Golf is played by twenty million mature American men whose wives think they are out having fun."
- Jim Bishop, sports writer
"You have to give up control to gain control".
- George Knudson, PGA Tour player
"Pressure is playing for ten dollars when you don't have a dime in your pocket."
- Lee Trevino
"No, I haven't practiced as much as I used to. Nor should I. My kids are more important, life has changed."
- Tiger Woods, 4th August 2010
"My golf ball smells of pine!"
- Golfer at Mt Maunganui last week
"If I hit it right, it's a slice. If I hit it left, it's a hook. If I hit it straight, it's a miracle."
- Author Unknown
"Have you ever noticed what golf spells backwards?"
- Al Boliska
“Aggressive play is a vital asset of the world's greatest golfers. However, it's even more important to the average player. Attack this game in a bold, confident, and determined way, and you'll make a giant leap toward realizing your full potential as a player.”
- Greg Norman
“The harder you work, the luckier you get.”
- Gary Player
"Forget your opponents; always play against par."
- Sam Snead
"Golf, like the measles, should be caught young, for, if postponed to riper years, the results may be serious."
- P.G. Wodehouse, A Mixed Threesome, 1922
"Eighteen holes of match or medal play will teach you more about your foe than will 18 years of dealing with him across a desk."
- Grantland Rice
"Happiness is a long walk with a putter."
- Greg Norman
"I'll shoot my age if I have to live to be 105."
- Bob Hope
"If you're caught on a golf course during a storm and are afraid of lightning, hold up a 1-iron. Not even God can hit a 1-iron. "
- Lee Trevino
"It is one of golf's greatest merits that the poor player not improbably derives more pleasure from the game than the expert."
- Horace Hutchinson, British Professional
"Competitive golf is played mainly on a five-and-a-half-inch course -- the space between your ears."
- Bobby Jones
"The ardent golfer would play Mount Everest if somebody put a flagstick on top."
- Pete Dye - Course Architect
"Oh! The dirty little pill went rolling over the hill and rolled right into a bunker. From there to the green, I took thirteen and then, by God, I sunk her!"
- Traditional Scottish verse
"Nobody can play St Andrews like this."
- Tiger Woods 2010 Open Championship, post practice round, 80kmph winds
"If you wish to hide your character, do not play golf"
- Golf Instructor
- Nick Faldo
"My golf swing is like ironing a shirt. You get one side smoothed out, turn it over and there is a big wrinkle on the other side. You iron that side, turn it over and there's another wrinkle."
- Tom Watson - Golf Legend
"What other people may find in poetry or art museums, I find in the flight of a good drive".
- Arnold Palmer
"Don't play too much golf. Two rounds a day are plenty."
- Harry Vardon
"The worst club in my bag is my brain."
- Chris Perry
"Golf is a fascinating game. It has taken me nearly forty years to discover that I can't play it."
- Ted Ray, Golf - My Slice of Life, 1972
"They say golf is like life, but don't believe them. Golf is more complicated than that."
- Gardner Dickinson
"Eventually a feel (for the game) will show not only in your score but in the way you hold a club, swing, or even walk down the fairway."
- Davis Love Jr
"Confidence is the most important single factor in this game, and no matter how great your natural talent, there is only one way to obtain and sustain it: work.”
- Jack Nicklaus
"I got the greatest satisfaction from practicing. There is no greater pleasure than improving."
- Ben Hogan
"If you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate."
- Tom Watson
"If you break 100, watch your golf. If you break 80, watch your business."
- Joey Adams
"Golf is played by twenty million mature American men whose wives think they are out having fun."
- Jim Bishop, sports writer
"You have to give up control to gain control".
- George Knudson, PGA Tour player
"Pressure is playing for ten dollars when you don't have a dime in your pocket."
- Lee Trevino
"No, I haven't practiced as much as I used to. Nor should I. My kids are more important, life has changed."
- Tiger Woods, 4th August 2010
"My golf ball smells of pine!"
- Golfer at Mt Maunganui last week
"If I hit it right, it's a slice. If I hit it left, it's a hook. If I hit it straight, it's a miracle."
- Author Unknown
"Have you ever noticed what golf spells backwards?"
- Al Boliska
“Aggressive play is a vital asset of the world's greatest golfers. However, it's even more important to the average player. Attack this game in a bold, confident, and determined way, and you'll make a giant leap toward realizing your full potential as a player.”
- Greg Norman
“The harder you work, the luckier you get.”
- Gary Player
"Forget your opponents; always play against par."
- Sam Snead
"Golf, like the measles, should be caught young, for, if postponed to riper years, the results may be serious."
- P.G. Wodehouse, A Mixed Threesome, 1922
"Eighteen holes of match or medal play will teach you more about your foe than will 18 years of dealing with him across a desk."
- Grantland Rice
"Happiness is a long walk with a putter."
- Greg Norman
"I'll shoot my age if I have to live to be 105."
- Bob Hope
"If you're caught on a golf course during a storm and are afraid of lightning, hold up a 1-iron. Not even God can hit a 1-iron. "
- Lee Trevino
"It is one of golf's greatest merits that the poor player not improbably derives more pleasure from the game than the expert."
- Horace Hutchinson, British Professional
"Competitive golf is played mainly on a five-and-a-half-inch course -- the space between your ears."
- Bobby Jones
"The ardent golfer would play Mount Everest if somebody put a flagstick on top."
- Pete Dye - Course Architect
"Oh! The dirty little pill went rolling over the hill and rolled right into a bunker. From there to the green, I took thirteen and then, by God, I sunk her!"
- Traditional Scottish verse
"Nobody can play St Andrews like this."
- Tiger Woods 2010 Open Championship, post practice round, 80kmph winds
"If you wish to hide your character, do not play golf"
- Golf Instructor
Golf Tip - Downhill Lie
Some excellent setup steps to deal with a downhill lie golf shot.
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