No matter what happens - never give up a hole....In tossing in your cards after a bad beginning you also undermine your whole game, because to quit between tee and green is more habit-forming than drinking a highball before breakfast.
The only reason I ever played in the first place was so I could afford to hunt and fish.
Golf got complicated when I had to wear shoes and begin thinking about what I was doing.
Golf is played with the arms.
The only thing I fear on a golf course is lightning...and Ben Hogan.
I'd say that golf is about 75% mental. If your state of mind gets out of kilter, you're worse off than a tomcat floating on a log.