You might as well praise a man for not robbing a bank as to praise him for playing by the rules.

The main idea in golf as in life, I suppose is to learn to accept what cannot be altered and to keep on doing one's own reasoned and resolute best whether the prospect be bleak or rosy.

Many shots are spoiled at the last instant by efforts to add a few more yards.

Golf is recognized as one of the more difficult games to play or teach. One reason for this is that each person necessarily plays by feel, and a feel is almost impossible to describe.

In golf, the customs and etiquette and decorum are as important as the rules of play.

You might as well praise a man for not robbing a bank as to praise him for playing by the rules.

I get as much fun as the next man from whaling the ball as hard as I can and catching it squarely on the button. But from sad experience I learned not to try this in a round that meant anything.