If ever I needed an eight foot putt, and everything I owned depended on it, I would want Arnold Palmer to putt for me.
BOBBY JONESYou are not playing a human adversary; you a playing a game. You are playing old man par.
More Bobby Jones Quotes
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You might as well praise a man for not robbing a bank as to praise him for playing by the rules.
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One reason golf is such an exasperating game is that a thing we learned is so easily forgotten, and we find ourselves struggling year after year with faults we had discovered and corrected time and again.
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Golf is said to be an humbling game, but it is surprising how many people are either not aware of their weaknesses of else reckless of consequences.
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You are not playing a human adversary; you a playing a game. You are playing old man par.
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No one ever swung too slowly.
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Golf is the one game I know which becomes more and more difficult the longer one plays it.
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Nobody ever swung a club too slowly.
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Golf is assuredly a mystifying game. It would seem that if a person has hit a golf ball correctly a thousand times, he should be able to duplicate the performance at will. But such is certainly not the case.
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Competitive golf is played mainly on a five-and-a-half-inch course… the space between your ears.
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I will tell you privately it’s not going to get better, it’s going to get worse all the time, but don’t fret. Remember, we play the ball where it lies, and now let’s not talk about this, ever again.
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The toughest opponent of all is Old Man Par. He’s a patient soul who never shoots a birdie and never incurs a bogey. And if you would travel the long road with him, you must be patient, too.
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It is nothing new or original to say that golf is played one stroke at a time. But it took me many years to realize it.
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Some emotions cannot be endured with a golf club in your hands.
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Golf is like eating peanuts. You can play too much or play too little.
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In order to win, you must play your best golf when you need it most, and play your sloppy stuff when you can afford it. I shall not attempt to explain how you achieve this happy timing.
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