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.
BOBBY JONESNobody ever swung a club too slowly.
More Bobby Jones Quotes
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The object of golf is to beat someone. Make sure that someone is not yourself.
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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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In golf, the customs and etiquette and decorum are as important as the rules of play.
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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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Too much ambition is a bad thing to have in a bunker.
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If I needed advice from my caddie, he’d be hitting the shots and I’d be carrying the bag.
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Fight tautness whenever it occurs; strive for relaxed muscles throughout.
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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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He [the golfer] must have the courage to keep trying in the face of ill luck or disappointment, and timidity to appreciate and appraise the dangers of each stroke, and to curb the desire to take chances beyond reasonable hope of success.
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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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Addressing a golf ball would seem to be a simple matter; that is, to the uninitiated who cannot appreciate that a golf ball can hold more terrors than a spacious auditorium packed with people.
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Some people think they are concentrating when they’re merely worrying.
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If ever I needed an eight foot putt, and everything I owned depended on it, I would want Arnold Palmer to putt for me.
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Some emotions cannot be endured with a golf club in your hands.
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I can play the game only one way. I must play every shot for all there is in it. I cannot play safe.
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