Nobody ever wins the National Open. Somebody loses it.

It is nothing new or original to say that golf is played one stroke at a time. But it took me many years to realize it.

A leading difficulty with the average player is that he totally misunderstands what is meant by concentration. He may think he is concentrating hard when he is merely worrying.

Addressing a golf ball would seem to be a simple matter; that is, to the uninitiated who cannot appreciate that a golf ball can hold more terrors than a spacious auditorium packed with people.

Golf is the closest game to the game we call life. You get bad breaks from good shots; you get good breaks from bad shots - but you have to play the ball where it lies.

It is nevertheless a game of considerable passion, either of the explosive type, or that which burns inwardly and sears the soul.

I never learned anything from a match that I won.