Good golfing temperament falls between taking it with a grin or shrug and throwing a fit.

If I could have shot 69 in the last round every time, I would have won nine U.S. Opens. Nine!

But you don't have to go up in the stands and play your foul balls. I do.

The only place that's holier than St. Andrews is Westminster Abbey.

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.

A bad putter is like a bad apple in a barrel. First, it turns your chipping game sour. Then it begins to eat into your irons and finally it just cleans the head off your driver.

Most people who play golf have one big trouble: they think too much. To get any real mileage out of this game you've got to sit on your imagination.