Picture yourself standing on the lush green fairway, club in hand, ready to take on the challenges that lie ahead. Our loved sport of golf is a somewhat intense game that blends skill, strategy, and a touch of finesse, that has captured the hearts of millions across the globe. But did you know that amidst the swings and putts, there exists a treasure trove of wisdom, humor, and motivation in the form of golf quotes?
In today’s article, we will explore some of our favorite golf quotes that made us appreciate the wonderful game, think more deeply about life in general, or just bawl with laughter. Some from famous pros, some from famous enthusiasts, and some that are neither, but we feel fit nicely. Get ready to relax, secure yourself, and prepare for an infusion of insightful thoughts, amusing anecdotes, and a generous dose of dry wit. Through the lens of iconic golfers, thinkers, and enthusiasts, we’ll uncover powerful words that transcend the boundaries of the game, leaving a lasting impact on both seasoned golfers and curious onlookers.
Top 100 Best Golf Quotes
Are you ready to tee off into a realm where the power of words holds just as much weight as the perfect swing? Grab your clubs and join us as we explore the enchanting tapestry of golf quotes. From the timeless wisdom of legends like Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer to the profound insights shared by modern maestros like Tiger Woods, this journey will leave you inspired, entertained, and perhaps even questioning your perspective on golf and life itself.
Buckle up and prepare yourself for a thrilling journey through the lush landscape, where cleverness, motivation, and a hearty measure of competitive drive lie in store. Let the magic of golf quotes elevate your game, deepen your love for the sport, and maybe even offer a newfound perspective on the challenges that lie beyond the fairways. Prepare yourself to be captivated by the profound impact of these extraordinary quotations, as we embark on an indelible expedition into the very essence and passion of the beloved game we all cherish.
Golf Quotes #1-10
#1
“Concentration comes out of a combination of confidence and hunger.”
#2
“The difference in golf and government is that in golf you can’t improve your lie.”
- George Deukmejian
#3
“You can make a lot of money in this game. Just ask my ex-wives. Both of them are so rich that neither of their husband’s work.”
- Lee Trevino
#4
“He that can have patience can have what he will.”
- Ben Franklin
#5
“Golf is a game whose aim is to hit a very small ball into an even smaller hole, with weapons singularly ill-designed for the purpose.”
- Winston Churchill
#6
“Golf is a game that is played on a five-inch course: The distance between your ears.”
- Bobby Jones
#7
“If profanity influenced the flight of the ball, the game of golf would be played far better than it is.”
- Horace G. Hutchinson
#8
“I’m working as hard I can to get my life and my cash to run out at the same time. If I can just die after lunch Tuesday, everything would be perfect.”
- Doug Sanders
#9
“I get to play golf for a living. What more can you ask for, getting paid for doing what you love.”
- Tiger Woods
#10
“The golf swing is like a suitcase in which we are trying to pack one too many things.”
- John Updike
Golf Quotes #11-20
#11
“The value of routine; trusting your swing.”
- Lorii Myers
#12
“It’s good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling.”
- Mark Twain
#13
“It’s about hitting the ball in the center of the club face and hitting it hard.”
- Bubba Watson
#14
“If your caddy coaches you on the tee, ‘Hit it down the left side with a little draw,‘ ignore him. All you do on the tee is try not to hit the caddy.”
- Jim Murray
#15
“Forget your opponents; always play against par.”
- Sam Snead
#16
“Why am I using a new putter? Because the old one didn’t float too well.”
- Craig Stadler
#17
“I’ve taken up golf … or golf has taken me up.”
- Dennis Farina
#18
“The uglier a man’s legs are, the better he plays golf. It’s almost a law.”
- H.G. Wells
#19
“The object of golf is not just win. It is to play like a gentleman, and win.”
- Phil Mickelson
#20
“The game of golf is fragile and I respect that. I think it’s a mirror image of life itself.”
- Steve Stricker
Golf Quotes #21-30
#21
“Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you.”
- Arnold Palmer
#22
“Golf is a science, the study of a lifetime, in which you can exhaust yourself but never your subject.”
- Dave Forgan
#23
“There’s no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.”
- Anonymous
#24
“I have a tip to take 5 strokes off anyone’s game … It’s called an eraser.”
- Arnold Palmer
#25
“The more I practice, the luckier I get.”
- Gary Player
#26
“Golf is a good walk spoiled.”
- Mark Twain
#27
“An interesting thing about golf is that no matter how badly you play, it is always possible to get worse.”
- Anonymous
#28
“Everybody can see that my swing is homegrown. That means everybody has a chance to do it.”
- Bubba Watson
#29
“Keep your sense of humor. There’s enough stress in the rest of your life not to let bad shots ruin a good game you’re supposed to enjoy.”
- Amy Alcott
#30
“In golf, “close” is like the north and south rim of the Grand Canyon.”
- Johnny Miller
Golf Quotes #31-40
#31
“While playing golf today i hit two good balls … I stepped on a rake.”
- Henry Youngman
#32
“Golf is not, on the whole, a game for realists. By its exactitudes of measurements, it invites the attention of perfectionists.”
- Heywood Hale Broun
#33
“Golf is a compromise between what your ego wants you to do, what experience tells you to do, and what your nerves let you do.”
- Bruce Crampton
#34
“The most important shot in golf is the next one.”
- Ben Hogan
#35
“Golf is good for the soul. You are so mad at yourself you forget to hate your enemies.”
- Will Rodgers
#36
“I went to play golf to try and shoot my age, but I shot my weight instead.”
- Bob Hope
#37
“My favorite shots are the practice swing and the conceded putt. The rest can never be mastered.”
- Lord Robertson of Port Ellen
#38
“Resolve never to quit, never to give up, no matter what the situation.”
- Jack Nicklaus
#39
“No matter how good you get, you can always get better — and that’s the exciting part.”
- Tiger Woods
#40
“If you’re caught on a golf course during a storm and are afraid of lightning, hold up a 1-iron. Not even God can hit a 1-iron.”
- Lee Trevino
Golf Quotes #41-50
#41
“A good golfer has the determination to win and the patience to wait for breaks.”
- Gary Player
#42
“Happiness is a long walk with a putter.”
- Greg Norman
#43
“Watching Phil Mickelson play golf is like watching a drunk chasing a balloon near the edge of a cliff.”
- David Feherty
#44
“The worst day of golf beats the best day of work.”
- Anonymous
#45
“They call it golf because the other four-letter words were taken.”
- Ray Floyd
#46
“Track and field is tougher physically, but golf is tougher mentally.”
- Asher Eaton
#47
“Golf will grow so long as it’s fun.”
- Tom Watson
#48
“A leading difficulty with the average player is that he totally misunderstands what is meant by concentration. He may think he is concentrating hard when he is merely worrying.”
- Bobby Jones
#49
“I always think under par. You have to believe in yourself.”
- Sergio Garcia
#50
“Placing the ball in the right position for the next shot is eighty percent of winning golf.”
- Ben Hogan
Golf Quotes #51-60
#51
“I’m the best. I just haven’t played yet.”
- Muhammad Ali
#52
“A good golf partner is always slightly worse than you are – and that’s why I get so many calls to play with friends.”
- Anonymous
#53
“A perfectly straight shot with a big club is a fluke.”
- Jack Nicklaus
#54
“There are three roads to ruin: women, gambling, and golf. The most pleasant is with women, the quickest is with gambling, but the surest is with golf.”
- Andrew Perry
#55
“I would like to deny all allegations by Bob Hope that during my last game of golf, I hit an eagle, a birdie, an elk, and a moose.”
- President Gerald Ford
#56
“Success in golf depends less on strength of body than upon strength of mind and character.”
- Arnold Palmer
#57
“In golf, as in life, it is the follow through that makes a difference.”
- Anonymous
#58
“Of all the hazards, fear is the worst.”
- Sam Snead
#59
“Golf is an easy game…It’s just hard to play.”
- Anonymous
#60
“The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.”
- Ben Hogan
Golf Quotes #61-70
#61
“Golf is a game where the ball always lies poorly and the player always lies well.”
- Anonymous
#62
“It’s emotional highs and lows in the game of golf.”
- Jason Day
#63
“The best quick tip in golf is to focus on your rhythm and balance.”
- Hal Irwin
#64
“Putting is like wisdom partly a natural gift and partly the accumulation of experience.”
- Arnold Palmer
#65
“Golf?! You hit down to make the ball go up. You swing left and the ball goes right. The lowest score wins. And, on top of that, the winner buys the drinks.”
- Anonymous
#66
“For this game you need, above all things, to be in a tranquil frame of mind.”
- Harry Vardon
#67
“It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. I did it in one afternoon at the golf course.”
- Hank Aaron
#68
“As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round.”
- Ben Hogan
#69
“If I have to believe in myself. I know what I can do, what I can achieve.”
- Sergio Garcia
#70
“Give me golf clubs, fresh air, and a beautiful partner, and you can keep the clubs and the fresh air.”
- Jack Benny
Golf Quotes #71-80
#71
“One thing that golf teaches you is humility.”
- Robert Wagner
#72
“If you think it’s hard to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball.”
- Jack Lemmon
#73
“Sometimes the biggest problem is in your head. You’ve got to believe.”
- Jack Nicklaus
#74
“I have found the game to be, in all factualness, a universal language wherever I traveled at home or abroad.”
- Ben Hogan
#75
“Hockey is a sport for white men. Baseball is a sport for black men. Golf is a sport for white men dressed like black pimps.”
- Tiger Woods
#76
“A good drive on the 18th hole has stopped many a golfer from giving up the game.”
- Anonymous
#77
“Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.”
- Napoleon Hill
#78
“Golf is not a game of good shots. It’s a game of bad shots.”
- Ben Hogan
#79
“Golf is a lot of walking, broken up by disappointment and bad arithmetic.”
- Anonymous
#80
“Golf’s three ugliest words … Still your shot.”
- Dave Marr
Golf Quotes #81-90
#81
“I wish I could play my normal game…just once.”
- Anonymous
#82
“Many golfers prefer a cart to a caddy because a cart can’t count, criticize or laugh.”
- Anonymous
#83
“If you drink, don’t drive. Don’t even putt.”
- Dean Martin
#84
“Achievements on the golf course are not what matters, decency and honesty are what matter.”
- Tiger Woods
#85
“A good player who is a great putter is a match for any golfer. A great hitter who cannot put is a match for no one.”
- Ben Sayers
#86
“I’ve always said, the harder the golf course, the better I play.”
- Paula Creamer
#87
“The only time my prayers are never answered is on the golf course.”
- Billy Graham
#88
“Sex and golf are the two things you can enjoy even if you’re not good at them.”
- Roy ‘Tin Cup’ McAvoy (Kevin Costner)
#89
“Acting is like golf: Analysis leads to paralysis.”
- Peter Falk
#90
“A routine is not a routine if you have to think about it.”
- Davis Love Jr.
Golf Quotes #91-100
#91
“Hit the shot you know you can hit, not the one you think you should.”
- Dr. Bob Rotella
#92
“A golf match is a test of your skill against your opponents’ luck.”
- Anonymous
#93
“I know you can be fined for throwing a club, but I want to know if you can get fined for throwing a caddy.”
- Tommy Bolt
#94
“The reason the pro tells you to keep your head down is so that you can’t see him laughing.”
- Phyllis Diller
#95
“The people who gave us golf and called it a game are the same people who gave us bag pipes and called it music.”
- Anonymous
#96
“You don’t know what pressure is until you play for five bucks with only two bucks in your pocket.”
- Lee Trevino
#97
“Golf gives you an insight into human nature, your own as well as your opponent’s.”
- Grantland Rice
#98
“I know I am getting better at golf because I am hitting fewer spectators.”
- President Gerald Ford
#99
“Make friends with your caddy and the game will make friends with you.”
- Stephen Potter
#100
“Golf is a game in which you yell “fore”, shoot six, and write down five.”
- Paul Harvey
Bonus Round (19th Hole)
Congratulations on making it this far. I know it was touch and go there for a second!
As promised, we shall end with a little bit of fun. These are our favorite sarcastic caddy comments for you all to enjoy!
#1
Golfer: ‘You think my game has improved since you saw me last?’
Caddy: ‘Yes definitely – you miss the ball much closer now‘
#2
Golfer: ‘Do you think it a sin to play golf on a Sunday?’
Caddy: ‘The way you play, it’s a sin to play on any day‘
#3
Golfer: ‘You’ve got to be the worst caddy in the world’
Caddy: ‘I don’t think so, that would be too much of a coincidence‘
#4
Golfer: ‘My golf is awful; I think I’m going to drown myself in the lake’
Caddy: ‘Think you can keep your head down this long?‘
#5
Golfer: ‘How do you like my game?’
Caddy: ‘It’s very good, but personally I prefer golf‘
#6
Golfer: ‘This is the worst course I’ve ever played on’
Caddy: ‘This isn’t the course, we left that an hour ago!!‘
#7
Golfer: ‘I’d move heaven and earth to break 100 on this course‘
Caddy: ‘Try heaven, you’ve already moved most of the earth’
#8
Golfer: ‘Please stop checking your watch, it’s very distracting’
Caddy: ‘It’s not a watch sir, it’s a compass‘
#9
Golfer: ‘That can’t be my ball, it’s too old’
Caddy: ‘It’s been a long time since we teed off sir‘
#10
Golfer: ‘Do you think I can get there with a 5-iron?’
Caddy: ‘Eventually‘
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