In order to win, you must play your best golf when you need it most, and play your sloppy stuff when you can afford it. I shall not attempt to explain how you achieve this happy timing.

Bad putting is due more to the effect the green has upon the player than it has upon the action of the ball.

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

If I needed advice from my caddie, he'd be hitting the shots and I'd be carrying the bag.

Too much ambition is a bad thing to have in a bunker.

Golf is assuredly a mystifying game. It would seem that if a person has hit a golf ball correctly a thousand times, he should be able to duplicate the performance at will. But such is certainly not the case.

Some emotions cannot be endured with a golf club in your hands.