Subject: Sports » Golf (Page 3)

He told me just to keep the ball low.

(1935 – ) Puerto Rican professional golfer

"Play it as it lies" is one of the fundamental dictates of golf; the other is "Wear it if it clashes."

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

My golf game's gone off so much that when I went fishing a couple of weeks ago my first cast missed the lake.

American professional golfer

Impossible Lie: In golf, a ball that is in a position that is both completely obstructed by an immovable object and continuously observed by an incorruptible player.

A tap-in is a putt that is short enough to be missed one-handed.

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

If there is any larceny in a man, golf will bring it out.

(1897 – 1976) American novelist, short story & sports writer

For me, the worst part of playing golf, by far, has always been hitting the ball.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist

I may be the only golfer never to have broken a single putter; if you don't count the one I twisted and threw into a bush.

American sportswriter

You can talk to a fade but a hook won’t listen.

(1942 – ) American professional golfer

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

(1929 – ) American author & sportswriter

At 15 we put down my bag to hunt for a ball, found the ball, lost the bag.

(1942 – ) American professional golfer

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

Once bitten, it is akin to having your neck punctured in Transylvania… there is no known antidote.

golf course architect

I'll always remember the day I broke ninety. I had a few beers in the clubhouse and was so excited I forgot to play the back nine.

(1941 – ) poet, author, editor & anthologist

I can airmail the golf ball, but sometimes I don't put the right address on it.

American professional golfer

Show me a man who is a good loser and I’ll show you a man who is playing golf with his boss.

(1919 – 1998) American sportswriter

Go ahead and putt, you are not interrupting my conversation. 


I play in the low 80's. If it's any hotter than that, I won't play.

(1902 – 1971) American comedian & singer

The uglier a man’s legs are, the better he plays golf.

I’ve had a good day when I don’t fall out of the cart.

(1924 – 2003) American 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