Subject: Sports » Golf (Page 9)

Watching Phil Mickelson play golf is like watching a drunk chasing a balloon near the edge of a cliff.

(1958 – ) Irish professional golfer & commentator

It's not whether you win or lose – but whether I win or lose!

professional golfer

It’s not over yet.

British professional golfer & commentator

Do I have to know rules and all that crap? Then forget it.

professional golfer

Golf is just a game – and an idiotic game most of the time.

American professional golfer

Some players would complain if they had to play on Dolly Parton's bedspread.

(1910 – 1983) professional golfer

The only thing you should force in a golf swing is the club back in the bag.

American professional golfer

Chip Shot: A short, low approach shot that gets a player into position for one or more missed puts.

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

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

If you break 100, watch your golf; if you break 80, watch your business.

(1911 – 1999) comedian, author & columnist

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

Spanish professional golfer

You know you're on the Senior Tour when your back goes out more than you do.

professional golfer

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

(1912 – 2002) professional golfer

Talking to a golf ball won't do you any good, unless you do it while your opponent is teeing off. 


(1941 – ) poet, author, editor & anthologist

The niblick, with its heavy head of iron, is a capital club for knocking down solicitors.

Man blames fate for other accidents but feels personally responsible for a hole-in-one.

We learn so many things from golf – how to suffer, for instance.

(1941 – ) poet, author, editor & anthologist

They are like hot air dryers in public lavatories. They are a good idea, but take too long.

(1958 – ) Irish professional golfer & commentator

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

Golf: A pastime that gives people cooped up in the office all week a chance to lie and cheat outdoors.

I don’t like to watch golf on television because I can’t stand people who whisper.

(1936 – 2014) American standup comedian, actor & author