It is nevertheless a game of considerable passion, either of the explosive type, or that which burns inwardly and sears the soul.
BOBBY JONESIt is nevertheless a game of considerable passion, either of the explosive type, or that which burns inwardly and sears the soul.
BOBBY JONESI never learned anything from a match that I won.
BOBBY JONESYou might as well praise a man for not robbing a bank as to praise him for playing by the rules.
BOBBY JONESNobody ever swung a club too slowly.
BOBBY JONESOne 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.
BOBBY JONESDoesn’t it show us all that we are silly little boys or fatuous asses to think that we can play golf without making a lot of bad shots?
BOBBY JONESGolf 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.
BOBBY JONESNobody ever wins the National Open. Somebody loses it.
BOBBY JONESThe object of golf is to beat someone. Make sure that someone is not yourself.
BOBBY JONESSome people think they are concentrating when they’re merely worrying.
BOBBY JONESYou are not playing a human adversary; you a playing a game. You are playing old man par.
BOBBY JONESGolf is a game that creates emotions that sometimes cannot be sustained with the club still in one’s hand.
BOBBY JONESThe difference between a sand trap and water hazard is the difference between a car crash and an airplane crash. You have a chance of recovering from a car crash.
BOBBY JONESThe 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 JONESJack Nicklaus is playing an entirely different game, and one which I’m not even familiar with.
BOBBY JONESWell, I’m glad we don’t have to play in the shade.
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