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It was a morning when all nature shouted Fore! The breeze, as it blew gently up from the valley, seemed to bring a message of hope and cheer, whispering of chip shots holed and brassies landing squarely on the meat. The fairway, as yet unscarred by the irons of a hundred dubs, smiled greenly up at the azure sky.

Golf without Jones would be like France without Paris: leaderless, lightless and lonely.

I'm the best. I just haven't played yet.

I don't think it's healthy to take yourself too seriously.

Lessons are not to take the place of practice, but to make practice worthwhile.

The advent of the rubber ball was instrumental in creating an entirely different method of striking the object. The solid ball required to be hit for carry, whereas it was quickly apparent that the Haskell lent itself to an enormous run. I hold the firm opinion that from this date the essential attitude towards accuracy was completely lost sight of. This was the start of the craze for length and still more length.

I will just put four or five extra packs of cigarettes in my bag and I will be fine.

The only way I'll ever make the Ryder Cup team is when I become captain; then I can name myself to the team.

All of a sudden I'm an expert on everything. Interviewers want your opinion on golf, foreign policy and even the price of peanuts.

I've got the drinkers and the smokers and the eaters on my side.

Golf has probably kept more people sane than psychiatrists have.

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

Never saw one worth a damn.

A good putter is a match for anyone. A bad putter is a match for no one.

I owe a lot to my parents, especially by mother and my father.

If you play golf, you are my friend.

There are three types of golf: golf, tournament golf and Major championship golf.

There is no type of miracle that can't happen at least once in golf.

Always count your blessings. Be thankful you are able to be out on a beautiful course. Most people in the world don't have that opportunity.

Arnie, you're going to have to buy a bigger jet.

My caddie 'Stovepipe' tried to talk me into hitting a 3-wood. But I took out the turf rider (4-wood) instead. The moment I hit it, I felt something in my bones. Walter Hagen was playing with me and Bobby Jones was on the green. 21 people were behind the green. The sun was going down. I wasn't sure it had gone in the hole until I saw all 21 people jumping up and down.