Do not be tempted to invest in a sample of each golfing invention as soon as it makes its appearance. If you do, you will only complicate and spoil your game - and encumber your locker with useless rubbish.

Even in our darkest hour we must remember; never dispair.

Do not be tempted to invest in a sample of each golfing invention as soon as it makes its appearance. If you do, you will only complicate and spoil your game - and encumber your locker with useless rubbish.

Never concede the putt that beats you.

Moderation is essential in all things, madam, but never in my life have I failed to beat a teetotaller.

Don't praise your own good shots. Leave that function to your partner who, if a good sport, will not be slow in performing it.

For this game you need, above all things, to be in a tranquil frame of mind.