For me, the worst part of playing golf, by far, has always been hitting the ball.
Before, I was like 'Oh my God, I have to do this media, this media and this media,' but now I've learned these are stages you need to go through. If you play really good golf, you're going to get more media attention and more interest in you, and you'll get more confident handling it.
A big part of managing a golf course is managing your swing on the course. A lot of guys can go out and hit a golf ball, but they have no idea how to manage what they do with the ball. I've won as many golf tournaments hitting the ball badly as I have hitting the ball well.
You don't go home and talk about the great tennis courts that you played, but you do talk about the golf courses you played.
So my game is solid. So that obviously makes me feel confident, that like anybody else in this field, you name them, I feel like I've got the ability to win the golf tournament just as much as they have, and that's the way I'm going to take it.
It was a gift, something you can't teach. His hands looked like they were born to have a golf club in them.
The average golfer's problem is not so much the lack of ability as it is lack of knowledge about what he should be doing
I don't like golf. It's not for me, it's too quiet.
If I needed advice from my caddie, he'd be hitting the shots and I'd be carrying the bag.
I understand why marriages break up over golf. I can't even talk about my own handicap because it's too upsetting.
Anyone who watches golf on television would enjoy watching the grass grow on the greens.
In golf, 'close' is like the north and south rim of the Grand Canyon.
The subconscious mind is probably the most important factor in being a good golfer. It keeps distractions on the course from ruining a good round. You should practice, develop your swing, and do most of your thinking on the practice tee so that when you play in competition, you can hit the ball automatically.
So I do have this ambivalence. Obviously I'm against militaries, because of what militaries do. In many ways though, the air force was unmilitary-like. They dropped bombs on people, but. . . they had a golf course.
I will just put four or five extra packs of cigarettes in my bag and I will be fine.
To give yourself the best possible chance of playing to your potential, you must prepare for every eventuality. That means practice.
People talk about how you make team spirit - is it golf days or going out drinking together? That doesn't count. When you drink, you just tell lies to each other anyway and talk rubbish.
You don't think anything about age when you're playing [golf]. I mean, why would you ever think about that.
I see no reason that a golf course cannot be played in 18 birdies. Just because no one has ever done that doesn't mean it can't be done.
The player may experiment about with his swing, his grip, his stance. It is only when he begins asking his caddie's advice that he is getting on dangerous ground.