Golf Quotes
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A golf course is the epitome of all that is purely transitory in the universe; a space not to dwell in, but to get over as quickly as possible.
Jean Giraudoux
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I've got a golf scholarship for school, so they understand if I'm away. A couple of years ago they called to see why I wasn't at school, and now they're like, 'oh, she's at golf.' Sometimes I'm in class and sometimes the teachers don't realize I'm there. She goes, 'oh, Lydia's absent.' And I'm like 'no, actually, I'm here.'
Lydia Ko
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Any time you have two Presidents Cups in a row and you go to the 18th green, I mean, golf is the winner.
Gary Player
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People spend money on sports, and I just don't do golf, I hate it. But I love sailing and the technology aspect.
James H. Clark
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Golf has humbled, humiliated, and just about licked all the great athletes who tried it.
Earl Blaik
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Golf isn't just my business, it's my hobby.
Lee Trevino
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I'm the captain of the Variety Club over in England, and so I'm playing golf for them once a week but doing odd bits.
Kevin Whately
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It is no secret that the Golf Foundation has had its difficulties.
Peter Dawson
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I have a random array of ball markers in my bag and don't use any specific one. Many are the plastic kind you find at almost any golf course.
Matt Kuchar
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Middle age occurs when you are too young to take up golf and too old to rush up to the net.
Franklin Pierce Adams
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Invariably something happens at a U.S. Open where the golf course gets out of control one day, they have one pin that's out of control. It always seems to happen. But they've gotten better about the height of the rough.
Payne Stewart
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I play golf - even though I'm awful at it.
Clare Balding
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My ball is in a bunch of fern, A jolly place to be; An angry man is close astern- He waves his club at me. Well, let him wave-the sky is blue; Go on, old ball, we are but two-We may be down in three, Or nine-or ten-or twenty-five-It matters not; to be alive, Is good enough for me.
A. P. Herbert
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Surfing is like golf: You're always battling, and it keeps knocking you down. There are a lot of wipeouts. But when you stay with it and catch that wave, you really taste it. It's magic.
Dennis Quaid
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One of my favorite things to do is play golf at Braemar Country Club. It's quiet and not overly crowded. The people are nice, and there's wildlife all around the course. As far as my game itself, I can go from a 10 handicap to a 30, depending on the day.
Scott Vincent James Baio
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Never bet with anyone you meet on the first tee who has a deep suntan, a 1-iron in his bag, and squinty eyes.
Dave Marr
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Irish gardens beat all for horror. With 19 gardeners, Lord Talbot of Malahide has produced an affair exactly like a suburban golf course.
Nancy Mitford
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Golf has probably kept more people sane than psychiatrists have.
Harvey Penick
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I know this golf tournament has my name on it but it's not about me. It's about the Louisiana Tech family. There is nothing greater than being a part of the Bulldog family.
Terry Bradshaw
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Harry having drawn at golf The shape of his collapse clings to him. Who says the universe isn't soaked in disgrace?
John Updike
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Hockey is a sport for white men. Basketball is a sport for black men. Golf is a sport for white men dressed like black pimps.
Tiger Woods
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Who wants a life of ease? And who wants a life in the office that you hate, and who wants to play golf?
Sebastian Junger
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Journalism is a craft that takes years to learn. It's like golf. You never get it right all the time. It's a game of fewer errors, better facts, and better reporting.
Ben Huh
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I will fall in love with any golf course that you have to drive the ball straight. You understand what I'm saying? That's my advantage. My advantage wasn't putting. In fact, I wasn't even a great putter or a good putter.
Lee Trevino