Looking up is the biggest alibi ever invented to explain a terrible shot. By the time you look up, you've already made the mistake.

- Harvey Penick

I compare the pressure of a golf shot with making an extra point in basketball. The player starts from a full stop, and that rim doesn't move.

- Harvey Penick

Life is full of many minor annoyances, and few matters of real consequence.

- Harvey Penick

In golf your strengths and weaknesses will always be there. If you could improve your weaknesses, you would improve your game. The irony is that peop…

- Harvey Penick

Be yourself. Play within yourself. Play your own game.

- Harvey Penick

The woods are full of long drivers.

- Harvey Penick

If you play golf, you are my friend.

- Harvey Penick

Go out and have fun. Golf is a game for everyone, not just for the talented few.

- Harvey Penick

Never try a shot you haven't practised.

- Harvey Penick