Subject: Sports » Golf (Page 5)

By the time a man can afford to lose a golf ball, he can't hit it that far.

(1946 – 1994) writer & humorist

A woman I know is engaged to a real golf nut.  They are supposed to get married next Saturday…but only if it rains.

I never knew what top golf was like until I turned professional… then it was too late.

American professional golfer

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

(1912 – 2002) professional golfer

Golf can best be defined as an endless series of tragedies obscured by an occasional miracle.

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

(1942 – ) American professional golfer

A golf course is nothing but a poolroom moved outdoors.

(1888 –1961) Irish actor Irish actor

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

professional golfer & commentator

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

(1924 – 2003) American comedian & actor

Yes, golf can be taught – it’s just that it can’t be learned.

(1926 – 2010) Canadian actor

The score a player reports on any hole should always be regarded as his opening offer.

Anglo-Irish golfer

Obviously a deer on the fairway has seen you tee off before and knows that the safest place to be when you play is right down the middle.

(1916 – 1987) television actor & comedian

I've thrown or broken a few clubs in my day. In fact, I guess at one time or another I probably held distance records for every club in the bag.

(1916 – 2008) American professional golfer

God said to Faldo, as He once said to Nicklaus, "You will have the skills like no other." Then he whispered to Ballesteros, as he whispered to Palmer, "But they will love you more."

American sportswriter

My golf is improving… yesterday I hit the ball in one!

I’m not feeling very well – I need a doctor immediately; ring the nearest golf course.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

The first time I played the Masters, I was so nervous I drank a bottle of rum before I teed off; I shot the happiest 83 of my life.

(1935 – ) Puerto Rican professional golfer

If I had cleared the trees and drove the green, it would've been a great shot.

(1912 – 2002) professional golfer

If a caddie can help you, you don't know how to play golf.

(1929 – ) American author & sportswriter

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

(1902 – 1971) American comedian & singer

Then I was skinnier, I hit it better, I putted better, and I could see better… other than that, everything is the same.

professional golfer