I play with friends, but we don’t play friendly games.
—Ben Hogan (1912–97) American Golfer
An interesting thing about golf is that no matter how badly you play, it is always possible to get worse
—Indian Proverb
Golf is not and never has been a fair game.
—Jack Nicklaus (b.1940) American Sportsperson
Golf is a good walk spoiled.
—Mark Twain (1835–1910) American Humorist
I have spent most of my life golfing ….. the rest I have just wasted.
—Unknown
Resolve never to quit, never to give up, no matter what the situation.
—Jack Nicklaus (b.1940) American Sportsperson
By the time you get dressed, drive out there, play 18 holes and come home, you’ve blown seven hours. There are better things you can do with your time
—Richard Nixon (1913–94) American Head of State, Lawyer
What other people may find in poetry or art museums, I find in the flight of a good drive.
—Arnold Palmer (b.1929) American Sportsperson
The income tax has made liars out of more Americans than golf. Even when you make a tax form out on the level, you don’t know when it’s through if you are a crook or a martyr.
—Will Rogers (1879–1935) American Actor, Rancher, Humorist
Golf is an open exhibition of overweening ambition, courage deflated by stupidity, skill scoured by a whiff of arrogance
—Alistair Cooke (1908–2004) British-American Journalist, Broadcaster
When I die, bury me on the golf course so my husband will visit.
—Indian Proverb
The sport of choice for the urban poor is basketball. The sport of choice for maintenance level employees is bowling. The sport of choice for front-line workers is football. The sport of choice for supervisors is baseball. The sport of choice for middle management is tennis. The sport of choice for corporate officers is golf. Conclusion: The higher you are in the corporate structure, the smaller your balls become.
—Indian Proverb
What a shame to waste those great shots on the practice tee
—Walter Lippmann (1889–1974) American Journalist, Political Commentator, Writer
If I’m on the course and lightning starts, I get inside fast. If God wants to play through, let him
—Bob Hope (1903–2003) British-born American Comedian
The uglier a man’s legs are, the better he plays golf—it’s almost a law.
—H. G. Wells (1866–1946) English Novelist, Historian, Social Thinker
Golf is a game whose aim is to hit a very small ball into an even smaller..
—Winston Churchill (1874–1965) British Head of State, Political leader, Historian, Journalist, Author
People who work together will win, whether it be against complex football defenses, or the problems of modern society.
—Vince Lombardi, Jr. (1913–70) American Football Player, Coach
Mulligan: invented by an Irishman who wanted to hit one more twenty yard grounder.
—Jim Bishop (1907–87) American Journalist, Author
One of the reasons Arnie Palmer is playing so well is that, before each final round, his wife takes out his balls and kisses them.
—Indian Proverb
A kid grows up a lot faster on the golf course. Golf teaches you how to behave
—Jack Nicklaus (b.1940) American Sportsperson
Elderly gentlemen, gentle in all respects, kind to animals, beloved by children, and fond of music, are found in lonely corners of the downs, hacking at sandpits or tussocks of grass, and muttering in a blind, ungovernable fury elaborate maledictions which could not be extracted from them by robbery or murder. Men who would face torture without a word become blasphemous at the short fourteenth. It is clear that the game of golf may well be included in that category of intolerable provocations which may legally excuse or mitigate behavior not otherwise excusable.
—A. P. Herbert (1890–1971) English Humorist, Novelist, Playwright, Activist
Many a golfer prefers a golf cart to a caddy because the cart cannot count, criticize or laugh
—Indian Proverb
Victory is everything. You can spend the money, but you can never spend the memories.
—Ken Venturi (1931–2013) American Golfer, Sportscaster
I’ve always made a total effort, even when the odds seemed entirely against me. I never quit trying; I never felt that I didn’t have a chance to win.
—Arnold Palmer (b.1929) American Sportsperson
Golf is typical capitalist lunacy
—George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) Irish Playwright
Golf is a better game played downhill.
—Jack Nicklaus (b.1940) American Sportsperson
Golf is a game whose aim is to hit a very small ball into an even smaller hole, with weapons singularly ill-designed for the purpose.
—Winston Churchill (1874–1965) British Head of State, Political leader, Historian, Journalist, Author
I play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.
—Ben Hogan (1912–97) American Golfer
Reverse every natural instinct and do the opposite of what you are inclined to do, and you will probably come very close to having a perfect golf swing.
—Ben Hogan (1912–97) American Golfer
In golf as in life it is the follow through that makes the difference.
—Unknown