Famous Golf Sayings
Sayings #3

"You won't find any more here unless you send them in or until I can get back with more."
T.May

"Golf is a good walk spoiled"
Mark Twain

"We have fifty-one golf courses in Palm Springs. He (Gerald Ford) never decides which course he will play until after his first tee shot."
Bob Hope

"I deny allegations by Bob Hope that during my last game I hit an eagle, birdie, an elk, and a moose."
Gerald Ford

"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."
Bruce Lansky

"Actually, the only time I ever took out a one iron was to kill a tarantula. And I took a seven to do that."
Jim Murry

"The reason the pro tells you to keep your head down is so you can’t see him laughing."
Phyllis Diller

"Ben (Crenshaw) came to me when he was about eight years old. We cut off a seven iron for him. I showed him a good grip, and we went outside. There was a green about seventy-five yards away. I asked Ben to tee up a ball and hit it onto the green. He did.
Then I said, "Now, let’s go to the green and putt the ball into the hole." Little Ben asked, "If you wanted it in the hole, why didn’t you tell me that the first time?"
Harvey Penick

"A ball will always come to rest halfway down a hill, unless there is sand or water at the bottom.
Henry Beard

"Why am I using a new putter? Because the old one didn’t float too well."
Craig Stadler

"Half of golf is fun, The other half is putting.
Peter Dobereiner

"Talking to a golf ball won’t do you any good. Unless you do it while your opponent is teeing off.
Bruce Lansky

"I don't know of any game that makes you so ashamed of your profanity. It is a game full of moments of self embarassment, with only a few moments of self-exaltation. And we Americans, who are not celebrated for our modesty, may find such a game excellent training."
President Taft

"Gentlymen, this beats rifle shooting for distance and accuracy. It is a game I think would go in our country."
H. K. Vanderbilt

"Golf is a game played on a five inch course -- between the ears."
Bobby Jones

"Golf is not a funeral, although both can be very sad affairs."
Bernard Darwin

"Few people carry a heavier burden farther than a golf caddie."
Unknown

"A man who can putt is a match for anyone."
Willie Park Senior

"If profanity had an influence on the flight of the ball, the game would be played far better than it is."
Horace Hutchinson