Subject: Sports » Golf (Page 16)

Keep close count of your nickels and dimes, stay away from whiskey, and never concede a putt.

(1912 – 2002) professional golfer

Never putt until the cup stops moving.

(1941 – ) poet, author, editor & anthologist

I wish I could play my normal game… just once.

Nobody but you and your caddie care what you do out there, and if your caddie is betting against you, he doesn't care, either.

(1942 – ) American professional golfer

The last thing you want to do is shoot 80 wearing tartan trousers.

English professional golfer

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

The people who gave us golf and called it a game are the same people who gave us bag pipes and called it music.

I played golf. I did not get a hole in one, but I did hit a guy. … you're supposed to yell, Fore! but I was too busy yelling, “There ain't no way that's gonna hit him!”

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian

The last time I played golf with President Ford he hit a birdie – and an eagle, a moose, an elk, an aardvark…

(1903 – 2003) English-born American comedian & actor

[tees off] Fore! [his ball hits Judge Smails in the crotch] … I should have yelled, “Two!”

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

Golf is the only game in which a precise knowledge of the rules can earn one a reputation for bad sportsmanship.

Irish journalist & author

Some people say I play erratic golf. What they mean is I frequently play lousy.

American professional golfer

You should always throw a club ahead of you so that you don’t have to walk any extra distance to get it.

(1916 – 2008) American professional golfer

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

A business executive is someone who talks golf in the office and business on the golf course!

fictional mascot and cover boy of Mad, an American humor magazine

At least he can’t cheat on his score because all you have to do is look back down the fairway and count the wounded.

(1903 – 2003) English-born American comedian & actor

Gimme: An agreement between two duffer golfers who can’t putt.

Ballesteros felt much better today after a 69 yesterday.

That was a great shot – if they’d put the pin there today.

(1958 – ) Irish professional golfer & commentator

Always remember: golf clubs don’t float.

You drive for show, but putt for dough.

South African professional golfer