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.

Which one of you is going to be runner-up?

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.

Here Eddie, hold the flag while I putt out.

Give me a man with big hands and big feet and no brains and I'll make a golfer out of him.

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

Every golfer can expect to have four bad shots in a round and when you do, just put them out of your mind. This, of course is hard to do when you've had them and you're not even off the first tee.