Hurry up Gene, I got a date tonight.

There is no tragedy in missing a putt, no matter how short. All have erred in this respect.

Don't forget to stop and smell the roses.

You don't have the game you played last year or last week. You only have today's game. It may be far from your best, but that's all you've got. Harden your heart and make the best of it.

He may have gone to bed three hours ago, but he knows who he is playing. You can rest assured that he hasn't slept a wink.

What a shame to waste those great shots on the practice tee.

It takes six years to make a golfer: three to learn the game, then another three to unlearn all you have learned in the first three years. You might be a golfer when you arrive at that stage, but more likely you are just starting.