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| Bad Shots
- "I still hit bad shots, but it never was pretty with me. There was always a lot of snortin' and sweatin' and bitchin'. I was full of blood, sweat and tears" - Curtis Strange, 1994
- "No one who ever had lessons would have a swing like mine." - Lee Trevino
- "I hate a hook. It nauseates
me. I could vomit when I see one. It's like a rattle-snake
in your pocket." - Ben Hogan, 1955
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Pressure
- "My butterflies are still going strong. I just hope they are flying in formation." - Larry Mize (on playing with a big lead)
- "A lot of guys who have never choked, have never been in the position to do so." - Tom Watson
- "You don't know what pressure is until you've played for five dollars a hole with only two in your pocket." - Lee Trevino
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| Golf is ...
- "Golf is a game in which you yell 'fore', shoot six and write down five." - Paul Harvey
- "Golf is a good walk spoiled." - Mark Twain
- "Golf is a game where guts and blind devotion will always net you absolutely nothing but an ulcer." - Tommy Bolt
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| Stating the Obvious
- "The game gets a lot easier when you drive it in the fairway... I'm not going to win every week." - John Huston, 1994
- "The only shots you can be dead sure of are those you've had already." - Byron Nelson
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| Competition
- "Competitive golf is played mainly on a five-and-a-half-inch course, the space between your ears." - Bobby Jones
- "I play with friends, but we don't play friendly games." - Ben Hogan
- "Victory is everything. You can spend
the money, but you can never spend the memories."
- Ken Venturi
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Other
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"It's a torture chamber, if we had to play it every day I don't think I'd be playing golf." - Ian Woosenam
- "She thinks people are crazy
to complain about life on the tour. 'You don't have
to cook, make beds, or clean house - it's great.'"
- Loren Roberts (quoting his wife)
- "My Wife always said she wanted to marry a millionaire. Well, she made me a millionaire. I used to be a multi-millionaire." - Chi Chi Rodriguez
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"Relax? How can anybody relax and play golf? You have to grip the club don't you? - Ben Hogan
- "It's the most fun I've ever had with my clothes on." - Lee Trevino
- "In golf as in life, it's the follow through that makes the difference." - Ben Wicks
- "As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round." - Ben Hogan
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