Well, I’m glad we don’t have to play in the shade.
“Well, I’m glad we don’t have to play in the shade.” Bobby Jones
Golf is like eating peanuts. You can play too much or play too little.
“Golf is like eating peanuts. You can play too much or play too little.” Bobby Jones
I got an extra hour’s nap.
“I got an extra hour’s nap.” Bobby Jones
When I’m a little fatigued, sometimes I baby it. I don’t try to do it. I’m not 100 percent. I probably won’t be the rest of conference play. I just have to play through it. I’ve never really been injured before.
“When I’m a little fatigued, sometimes I baby it. I don’t try to do it. I’m not 100 percent. I probably won’t be the rest … Read More
Jack Nicklaus is playing an entirely different game, and one which I’m not even familiar with.
“Jack Nicklaus is playing an entirely different game, and one which I’m not even familiar with.” Bobby Jones
If I had ever been set down in any one place and told I was to play there, and nowhere else, for the rest of my life, I should have chosen the Old Course at St. Andrews.
“If I had ever been set down in any one place and told I was to play there, and nowhere else, for the rest of … Read More
There isn’t a hole out there [Augusta] that can’t be birdied if you just think. But there isn’t one that can’t be double-bogeyed if you stop thinking.
“There isn’t a hole out there [Augusta] that can’t be birdied if you just think. But there isn’t one that can’t be double-bogeyed if you … Read More
Bobby JonesConsidered objectively, it is quite obviously a very simple matter to propel a ball with a stick across some specially prepared ground and into a hole which is of sufficient size to accomodate it by a good margin. Simple that is, provided there is no limit upon the time or the number of strokes required.
“Bobby JonesConsidered objectively, it is quite obviously a very simple matter to propel a ball with a stick across some specially prepared ground and into … Read More
Addressing a golf ball would seem to be a simple matter; that is, to the uninitiated who cannot appreciate that a golf ball can hold more terrors than a spacious auditorium packed with people.
“Addressing a golf ball would seem to be a simple matter; that is, to the uninitiated who cannot appreciate that a golf ball can hold … Read More
Golf is recognized as one of the more difficult games to play or teach. One reason for this is that each person necessarily plays by feel, and a feel is almost impossible to describe.
“Golf is recognized as one of the more difficult games to play or teach. One reason for this is that each person necessarily plays by … Read More
Nicklaus plays a kind of golf with which I am not familiar.
“Nicklaus plays a kind of golf with which I am not familiar.” Bobby Jones
No putt is too short to be despised.
“No putt is too short to be despised.” Bobby Jones
It is nevertheless a game of considerable passion, either of the explosive type, or that which burns inwardly and sears the soul.
“It is nevertheless a game of considerable passion, either of the explosive type, or that which burns inwardly and sears the soul.” Bobby Jones
Bad putting is due more to the effect the green has upon the player than it has upon the action of the ball.
“Bad putting is due more to the effect the green has upon the player than it has upon the action of the ball.” Bobby … Read More
I had held a notion that I could make a pretty fair appraisal of the worth of an opponent simply by speaking to him on the first tee and taking a good measuring look into his eyes.
“I had held a notion that I could make a pretty fair appraisal of the worth of an opponent simply by speaking to him on … Read More
I have never felt so lonely as on a golf course in the midst of a championship with thousands of people around, especially when things began to go wrong and the crowds started wandering away.
“I have never felt so lonely as on a golf course in the midst of a championship with thousands of people around, especially when things … Read More
Golf is the one game I knowwhich becomes more and moredifficult the longer one plays it.
“Golf is the one game I knowwhich becomes more and moredifficult the longer one plays it.” Bobby Jones
I always like to see a person stand up to a golf ball as though he were perfectly at home in its presence.
“I always like to see a person stand up to a golf ball as though he were perfectly at home in its presence.” Bobby … Read More
If I needed advice from my caddie, he’d be hitting the shots and I’d be carrying the bag.
“If I needed advice from my caddie, he’d be hitting the shots and I’d be carrying the bag.” Bobby Jones
Too much ambition is a bad thing to have in a bunker.
“Too much ambition is a bad thing to have in a bunker.” Bobby Jones