The ultimate judge of your swing is the flight of the ball.

I play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.

You hear stories about me beating my brains out practising, but the truth is, I was enjoying myself. I couldn't wait to get up in the morning, so I could hit balls. When I'm hitting the ball where I want, hard and crisply, it's a joy that very few people experience.

Why that would be like challenging Bing Crosby to a singing contest,wouldn't it

I dreamed one night that I had 17 holes-in-one and one two, and when I woke up I was so goddam mad.

You only hit a straight ball by accident. The ball is going to move right or left every time you hit it, so you had better make it go one way or the other.

You never fight your eye when you look at a hole. If it looks one way, play it that way. Don't make a big deal out of an easy shot.