The most important shot in golf is the next one.
Golf is 20 percent talent and 80 percent management.
This is a game of misses. The guy who misses the best is going to win.
There is no similarity between golf and putting; they are two different games, one played in the air, and the other on the ground.
The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.
May thy ball lie in green pastures, and not in still waters.
Every day that you don’t practice is one day longer before you achieve greatness
The most important shot in golf is the next one.
Reverse every natural instinct and do the opposite of what you are inclined to do, and you will probably come very close to having a perfect golf swing.
The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.
Placing the ball in the right position for the next shot is eighty percent of winning golf.
There are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.
Your name is the most important thing you own. Don’t ever do anything to disgrace or cheapen it.
Golf is 20 percent talent and 80 percent management.
Golf is not a game of good shots. It’s a game of bad shots.
The ultimate judge of your swing is the flight of the ball.
A shot that goes in the cup is pure luck, but a shot to within two feet of the flag is skill.
Control is the main thing, and the tee shot is the most important shot in golf. You’ve got to hit the fairway before you have a good chance of putting the ball close to the pin. You can be the greatest iron player in the world, but if you’re in the boondocks it won’t do you any good.
I hate a hook. It nauseates me. I could vomit when I see one. It’s like a rattlesnake in your pocket.
People have always been telling me what I can’t do. I guess I have wanted to show them. That’s been one of my driving forces all my life.