Golf Quotes

From the first swing at dawn to the last putt under fading light, golf invites patience, precision, and quiet resolve. A gathering of reflections from champions, coaches, caddies, and everyday players blends wit with hard-earned wisdom. Whether you are learning the game, chasing a personal best, or simply enjoy the calm of the fairway, these voices offer perspective on focus, resilience, and respect for the elements. Settle in, take a breath, and let the game's timeless lessons travel with you.
Small: While playing golf today I hit two good balls. I stepped on a rake
"While playing golf today I hit two good balls. I stepped on a rake"
Henny Youngman, Comedian
Small: It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. I did it in one afternoon on the golf cours
"It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. I did it in one afternoon on the golf course"
Hank Aaron, Athlete
Small: Ive played golf with three U.S presidents
"I've played golf with three U.S presidents"
Lee Trevino, Athlete
Small: The uglier a mans legs are, the better he plays golf - its almost a law
H.G. Wells
"The uglier a man's legs are, the better he plays golf - it's almost a law"
H.G. Wells, Author
Small: There is no life for girls in team sports past Little League. I got into tennis when I realized this, and beca
Billie Jean King
"There is no life for girls in team sports past Little League. I got into tennis when I realized this, and because I thought golf would be too slow for me, and I was too scared to swim"
Billie Jean King, Athlete
Small: If there is any larceny in a man, golf will bring it out
"If there is any larceny in a man, golf will bring it out"
Paul Gallico, Writer
Small: They call it golf because all the other four letter words were taken
"They call it golf because all the other four letter words were taken"
Raymond Floyd, Athlete
Small: If you watch a game, its fun. If you play it, its recreation. If you work at it, its golf
Bob Hope
"If you watch a game, it's fun. If you play it, it's recreation. If you work at it, it's golf"
Bob Hope, Comedian
Small: Although golf was originally restricted to wealthy, overweight Protestants, today its open to anybody who owns
Dave Barry
"Although golf was originally restricted to wealthy, overweight Protestants, today it's open to anybody who owns hideous clothing"
Dave Barry, Author
Small: Tiger is the greatest thing thats happened to the tour in a long time. He has brought incredible attention to
"Tiger is the greatest thing that's happened to the tour in a long time. He has brought incredible attention to golf at a time of year when football and the World Series always take precedence. Everything I've heard about him seems to be true"
Payne Stewart, Athlete
Small: Im addicted. Im addicted to golf
Tiger Woods
"I'm addicted. I'm addicted to golf"
Tiger Woods, Athlete
Small: I run like an electric golf cart. Now I look at eating as a way to feed my body and keep me younger. Its not a
Carol Alt
"I run like an electric golf cart. Now I look at eating as a way to feed my body and keep me younger. It's not about starving your body, but treating your body like a Ferrari. You don't put in the crappiest gas you can find. You use supreme. In the long term, you'll run clean"
Carol Alt, Model
Small: When I am working it is up early and coffee and 15 hours of being on the set. When I am not working, it is up
"When I am working it is up early and coffee and 15 hours of being on the set. When I am not working, it is up late and coffee, golf or softball and hopefully a ball game on the television"
Mackenzie Astin, Actor
Small: If theres a golf course in heaven, I hope its like Augusta National. I just dont want an early tee time
"If there's a golf course in heaven, I hope it's like Augusta National. I just don't want an early tee time"
Gary Player, Athlete
Small: In football, there were drinks available everywhere you looked. On a golf tournament, you could find one free
"In football, there were drinks available everywhere you looked. On a golf tournament, you could find one free anywhere you wanted it. In tennis and NBA basketball, everybody had a hospitality suite, and so you could go there and load up if you wanted to"
Pat Summerall, Celebrity
Small: We went around and looked and talked to a lot of foundations with those charities and decided upon the Childre
"We went around and looked and talked to a lot of foundations with those charities and decided upon the Children's Hospital. They had a golf tournament at the time, but it was a small event that didn't raise a significant amount of money"
Tom Kite, Athlete
Small: One lesson you better learn if you want to be in politics is that you never go out on a golf course and beat t
Lyndon B. Johnson
"One lesson you better learn if you want to be in politics is that you never go out on a golf course and beat the President"
Lyndon B. Johnson, President
Small: Golf is a day spent in a round of strenuous idleness
William Wordsworth
"Golf is a day spent in a round of strenuous idleness"
William Wordsworth, Poet
Small: He who has the fastest golf cart never has a bad lie
"He who has the fastest golf cart never has a bad lie"
Mickey Mantle, Athlete
Small: You know, the Oscar I was awarded for The Untouchables is a wonderful thing, but I can honestly say that Id ra
Sean Connery
"You know, the Oscar I was awarded for The Untouchables is a wonderful thing, but I can honestly say that I'd rather have won the U.S. Open Golf Tournament"
Sean Connery, Actor
Small: Well, theyre Southern people, and if they know you are working at home they think nothing of walking right in
Harper Lee
"Well, they're Southern people, and if they know you are working at home they think nothing of walking right in for coffee. But they wouldn't dream of interrupting you at golf"
Harper Lee, Novelist
Small: I know I am getting better at golf because I am hitting fewer spectators
"I know I am getting better at golf because I am hitting fewer spectators"
Gerald R. Ford, President
Small: Golf isnt just my business, its my hobby
"Golf isn't just my business, it's my hobby"
Lee Trevino, Athlete
Small: As a kid, I might have been psycho, I guess, but I used to throw golf balls in the trees and try and somehow m
Tiger Woods
"As a kid, I might have been psycho, I guess, but I used to throw golf balls in the trees and try and somehow make par from them. I thought that was fun"
Tiger Woods, Athlete
Small: Hockey is a sport for white men. Basketball is a sport for black men. Golf is a sport for white men dressed li
Tiger Woods
"Hockey is a sport for white men. Basketball is a sport for black men. Golf is a sport for white men dressed like black pimps"
Tiger Woods, Athlete
Small: Give me golf clubs, fresh air and a beautiful partner, and you can keep the clubs and the fresh air
Jack Benny
"Give me golf clubs, fresh air and a beautiful partner, and you can keep the clubs and the fresh air"
Jack Benny, Comedian
Small: Golf may be a hussy, but I love her
Don Herold
"Golf may be a hussy, but I love her"
Don Herold, Writer
Small: A kid grows up a lot faster on the golf course. Golf teaches you how to behave
"A kid grows up a lot faster on the golf course. Golf teaches you how to behave"
Jack Nicklaus, Athlete
Small: Exercise? I get it on the golf course. When I see my friends collapse, I run for the paramedics
"Exercise? I get it on the golf course. When I see my friends collapse, I run for the paramedics"
Red Skelton, Comedian
Small: Middle age occurs when you are too young to take up golf and too old to rush up to the net
"Middle age occurs when you are too young to take up golf and too old to rush up to the net"
Franklin P. Adams, Journalist
Small: Obviously its my second senior event, and Im tired obviously coming back from the British Open, from surgery,
Greg Norman
"Obviously it's my second senior event, and I'm tired obviously coming back from the British Open, from surgery, which was priority No. 1, did that successfully, and each week since the British Open I've felt in pretty good control of my golf game"
Greg Norman, Athlete
Small: Being away for the weekends, and me being the international player that I have been for those 30 years, Ive sp
Greg Norman
"Being away for the weekends, and me being the international player that I have been for those 30 years, I've spent a lot more time flying around the world, playing different golf tournaments around the world"
Greg Norman, Athlete
Small: The object of golf is not just to win. It is to play like a gentleman, and win
"The object of golf is not just to win. It is to play like a gentleman, and win"
Phil Mickelson, Athlete
Small: One travels like a golf ball, hopping from green to green
"One travels like a golf ball, hopping from green to green"
John Gunther, Journalist
Small: Almost a quarter of our planet is a single mountain range and we didnt enter it until after Neil Armstrong and
"Almost a quarter of our planet is a single mountain range and we didn't enter it until after Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin went to the moon. So we went to the moon, played golf up there, before we went to the largest feature on our own planet"
Robert Ballard, Scientist
Small: Golf is fundamentally about being honest. I see people hit eight shots and tell me they shot five. I never say
"Golf is fundamentally about being honest. I see people hit eight shots and tell me they shot five. I never say a word. It is a reminder to me of what is at stake"
Martin Sheen, Actor
Small: Golf is a search for perfection, for balance. Its about meditation and concentration. You have to use hand and
"Golf is a search for perfection, for balance. It's about meditation and concentration. You have to use hand and brain"
Celine Dion, Musician
Small: One thing that golf teaches you is humility
"One thing that golf teaches you is humility"
Robert Wagner, Actor
Small: Tennis and golf are best played, not watched
"Tennis and golf are best played, not watched"
Roger Kahn, Writer
Small: If I want to work, I can. If I want to play golf, or ride my motorcycle, I can. But the rest of it is family.
"If I want to work, I can. If I want to play golf, or ride my motorcycle, I can. But the rest of it is family. Sometimes you're not really needed by your family, but you're there. And my kids like to know I'm there"
Bob Seger, Musician
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