Occupation: Golfer Birth: August 13, 1912 Death: July 25, 1997
There is no similarity between golf and putting; they are two different games, one played in the air, and the other on the ground..
Certainly, if you can't manage your game, you can't play tournament golf. You continually have to ask yourself what club to play, where to aim it, wh….
A shot that goes in the cup is pure luck, but a shot to within two feet of the flag is skill..
The ultimate judge of your swing is the flight of the ball..
Hit the ball up to the hole... You meet a better class of people up there..
Control is the main thing, and the tee shot is the most important shot in golf. You've got to hit the fairway before you have a good chance of puttin….
All other things being equal, greens break to the west..
You only hit a straight ball by accident. The ball is going to move right or left every time you hit it, so you had better make it go one way or the ….
Jesus Christ can't hit a golf ball straight. It's virtually impossible - at best it's an accident..
Every day you miss playing or practicing is one day longer it takes to be good..
Placing the ball in the right position for the next shot is eighty percent of winning golf..
Your name is the most important thing you own. Don't ever do anything to disgrace or cheapen it..
You never fight your eye when you look at a hole. If it looks one way, play it that way. Don't make a big deal out of an easy shot..
When you see an opportunity, you practice and work, at least from sunup to sundown..
I have always felt and said that a man who can be a champion in one era could be a champion in any other era because he has what it takes to reach th….
Shoot a lower score than everybody else..
You hear stories about me beating my brains out practicing, but the truth is, I was enjoying myself. I couldn't wait to get up in the morning so I co….
People have always been telling me what I can't do. I guess I have wanted to show them. That's been one of my driving forces all my life..