Quotes on Golf

Golf is the ultimate avoidance activity for the dysfunctional dad. A game so nonsensically difficult, so pointless, so irrationally time consuming, the word golf itself can only stand for ‘Get Out, Leave Family.’

A lot of people want to retire; I couldn't. You don't retire in our business. What, play golf and watch television? Oh, please.

Golf is something I do selfishly for myself.

I'm not called Seve Ballesteros, I'm called Seve Mulligan because I've had the luck to be given a mulligan, which in golf is a second chance.

Every day I play golf, that's my goal. To break 70 the other way. To shoot 70 or better.

The greatest thing about tomorrow is, I will be better than I am today. And that's how I look at my life. I will be a better golfer, I will be a better person, I will be a better father, I will be a better husband, I will be a better friend. That's the beauty of tomorrow.

To have the opportunity to complete the slam at the Open at St Andrews, the home of golf, is something I will never ever forget.

Achievements on the golf course are not what matters, decency and honesty are what matter.

There is no life for girls in team sports past _x000D_ Little League. I got into tennis when I realized this, and because I _x000D_ thought golf would be too slow for me, and I was too scared to swim.

I treat golf as a sport. I let other people treat it like a hobby.

You have to love something and have a passion for it to be disciplined. My commitment was purely to golf

I don't just want to be the best black player or the best Asian player. I want to be the best golfer ever.

Show me a man with a great golf game, and I’ll show you a man who has been neglecting something.

In order to hit a good golf shot at that moment in time when you're standing over the ball, you must believe that golf shot is the most important things in your life.

I never went into a tournament or round of golf thinking I had to beat a certain player. I had to beat the golf course. If I prepared myself for a major, went in focused, and then beat the golf course, the rest took care of itself.

I have really enjoyed every minute I have spent in golf- above all, the many wonderful friends I have made. I have loved playing the game and practicing it. Whether my schedule for the following day called for a tournament round or merely a trip to the practice tee, the prospect that there was going to be golf in it made me feel privileged and extremely happy, and I couldn't wait for the sun to come up the next morning so that I could get out on the course again

The 'enemy' in golf is tension.

Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated; it satisfies the soul and frustrates the intellect. It is at the same time rewarding and maddening - and it is without a doubt the greatest game mankind has ever invented.

He has the finest, fundamentally sound golf swing I've ever seen.

All I do is play music and golf - which one do you want me to give up?

I admire a lot of people, but in terms of sport I've always loved the mentality of Tiger Woods on a golf course. I always love his eyes when he's setting himself and focusing on his decision; he has a really strong, focused face and believes that he can make the shot.