Subject: Sports » Golf (Page 16)

You don’t know what pressure is until you play for five bucks with only two in your pocket.

(1942 – ) American professional golfer

My clubs are well used, but unfortunately not used well.

The more I practice, the luckier I get.

(1935 – ) South African professional golfer

When your shot has to carry over a water hazard, you can either hit one more club or two more balls.

(1945 – ) American humorist (co-founder of National Lampoon)

Playing golf is like going to a strip joint… after 18 holes you’re tired and most of your balls are missing.

(1953 – ) comedian & actor

It looks like a one armed man trying to wrestle a snake in a phone booth.

(1958 – ) Irish professional golfer & commentator

What goes up must come down.  But don't expect it to come down where you can find it.

(1939 – ) comedian, actress, writer & producer

What's the point of washing off your ball when teeing off on a water hole?

(1941 – ) poet, author, editor & anthologist

Isn't it great to live in a society where the penalty for lying to a congressman can be up to 30 years in jail, but the penalty for a congressman lying to you is another two years in office.

(1955 – ) American sportswriter

Notices are appearing at courses telling golfers not to lick their balls on the green.

I've heard people say putting is 50 percent technique and 50 percent mental. I really believe it is 50 percent technique and 90 percent positive thinking, see, but that adds up to 140 percent, which is why nobody is 100 percent sure how to putt.

(1935 – ) Puerto Rican professional golfer

I'd like to see the fairways more narrow; then everybody would have to play from the rough, not just me.

Spanish professional golfer

When I ask you what club to use, look the other way and don't answer.

(1912 – 2002) professional golfer

If he couldn't chip, he'd be selling cars in San Diego.

professional golfer & commentator

Golfing excellence goes hand in hand with alcohol, as many an Open and Amateur champion has shown.

British golf writer & commentator

I was so bad at it, [golf] they would have to check me for ticks at the end of the round because I’d spent about half the day in the woods.

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

You know you’re getting old when you start watching golf on TV and enjoying it.

(1953 – ) American comedian, actor, voice artist, & columnist

There are two reasons for making a hole in one; the first is that it is immensely labor-saving.

Always remember: golf clubs don’t float.

A golf ball is like a clock; always hit it at 6 o’clock and make it go toward 12 o’clock… but make sure you’re in the same time zone.

(1935 – ) Puerto Rican professional golfer

Golf and sex are about the only things you can enjoy without being good at it.

(1910 – 1983) professional golfer