If I had ever been set down in any one place and told I was to play there, and nowhere else, for the rest of my life, I should have chosen the Old Course at St. Andrews.
BOBBY JONESFight tautness whenever it occurs; strive for relaxed muscles throughout.
More Bobby Jones Quotes
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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 best exercise for golfers is golfing.
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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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Jack Nicklaus is playing an entirely different game, and one which I’m not even familiar with.
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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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The object of golf is to beat someone. Make sure that someone is not yourself.
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The ‘enemy’ in golf is tension.
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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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If I needed advice from my caddie, he’d be hitting the shots and I’d be carrying the bag.
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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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There isn’t a hole out there [Augusta] that can’t be birdied if you just think. But there isn’t one that can’t be double-bogeyed if you stop thinking.
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No one ever swung too slowly.
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Golf is like eating peanuts. You can play too much or play too little.
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As I see it, the thing that hurt my putting most when it was bad, was thinking too much about how I was making the stroke and not enough about getting the ball in the hole.
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