Subject: Sports » Golf (Page 3)

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

American professional golfer

Golf balls are attracted to water as unerringly as the eye of a middle-aged man to a female bosom.

(1927 – ) British journalist & author

Your clubs.

(1916 – 1987) television actor & comedian

If he slices the budget like he slices a (golf) ball, the nation has nothing to worry about.

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

If you watch a game, it’s fun; if you play it, it’s recreation; if you work at it, it’s golf.

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

Tee your ball high… the air offers less resistance than dirt.

(1940 – ) professional golfer

As an intellectual, he bestowed upon the games of golf and bridge all the enthusiasm and perseverance that he withheld from his books and ideas.

(1920 – 1982) foreign bureau chief, editor & speechwriter

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

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

(1942 – ) American professional golfer

The trees taunt you; the sand mocks you; the water calls your name… and they say golf is a quiet game.

Absentee: A missing golfing peg.

A good one iron shot is about as easy to come by as an understanding wife.

(1929 – ) American author & sportswriter

Columbus went around the world in 1492; that isn't a lot of strokes when you consider the course.

(1942 – ) American professional golfer

Just how childlike golf players become is proven by their frequent inability to count past five.

(1932 – 2009) author, poet & critic

This one'll slide down the hill like a greased piglet.

(1958 – ) Irish professional golfer & commentator

If I needed advice from my caddie, he'd be hitting the shots and I'd be carrying the bag.

American professional golfer

The rest of the field.

American professional golfer

If you think it's hard to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball.

(1925 – 2001) actor & musician

I have never found anything, including divorce and a sexual harassment suit, more frustrating.

(1970 – ) American actor, producer & stand up comedian

That son of a bitch was able to hole a putt over sixty feet of peanut brittle.

American professional golfer

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

Irish journalist & author