Occupation: Golfer Birth: January 21, 1940
I never worried about money, except that I knew that all I had to worry about was golf. As long as I could play, I was going to make money..
Golf is a nice game, but that's all. It's never going to be an exciting game to watch on TV. It's not a circus and never will be one. The audience fo….
There is no room in your mind for negative thoughts. The busier you keep yourself with the particulars of shot assessment and execution, the less cha….
There are interesting times. The game is more fun when you are experimenting. One day yuor great, the next day scatterlog. But your learning. No that….
Don't be too proud to take lessons. I'm not..
There are always new places to go fishing. For any fisherman, there's always a new place, always a new horizon.
The holes are numbered..
A perfectly straight shot with a big club is a fluke..
Through years of experience I have found that air offers less resistance than dirt..
I didn't push any of my kids into golf, and they played golf because they wanted to..
I don't play much golf anymore. I can't - if I break 80, I'm doing pretty well..
I like trying to win. That's what golf is all about..
None of my 22 grandchildren have genetics played. Three of my four boys were golf pros, but I think they all sort of said, "You know, I'm not going t….
Such is putting! 2% technique, 98% inspiration or confidence or touch...the only thing great putters have in common is touch and that is the critical….
Age doesn't make a difference either. Whether you're 20 or 70, you can still play together. There are so many different things you can do with golf t….
Did you know there's probably more golf played in Iceland than most places in the world? They play 24 hours a day in the summertime and the northern ….
There's more to be learned here [St. Andrews] about course design than anywhere. Collection bunkers, false fronts, bump shots. The fundamentals of de….
Over the first three rounds you're playing the course. In the final round, if you're in contention, you're playing the man..
I've had a lot of majors where I didn't play well until the last round. Keep yourself in contention; that's the name of the game. I usually ended up ….
I don't know if I'll ever do it again or not, but frankly I don't really care..
I never used golf as a job. I used it as a game. I always thought if I played the game well, my financial rewards would be there, but it came from, b….