Golf Quotes Sam Snead

Sam Snead

Of all the hazards, fear is the worst.

— Sam Snead

Keep close count of your nickels and dimes, stay away from whiskey, and never concede a putt.

— Sam Snead

Practice puts brains in your muscles.

— Sam Snead

These greens are so fast I have to hold my putter over the ball and hit it with the shadow.

— Sam Snead

You can’t go into a shop and buy a good game of golf.

— Sam Snead

If some players took a fork to their mouths the way they take the club back, they’d starve to death.

— Sam Snead

There are no short hitters on the tour anymore – just long and unbelievably long.

— Sam Snead

The greens are harder than a whore’s heart [Winged Foot Golf Club, New York]

— Sam Snead

These greens are so fast I have to hold my putter over the ball and hit it with the shadow.

— Sam Snead

Practice puts brains in your muscles.

— Sam Snead

Forget your opponents; always play against par.

— Sam Snead

Nobody asked how you looked, just what you shot.

— Sam Snead

Until you play it, St. Andrews looks like the sort of real estate you couldn’t give away.

— Sam Snead

Of all the hazards, fear is the worst.

— Sam Snead

The mark of a great player is in his ability to come back. The great champions have all come back from defeat.

— Sam Snead

You’ve just one problem. You stand too close to the ball after you’ve hit it.

— Sam Snead

Grip the club as if you were holding a baby bird.

— Sam Snead

Golf got complicated when I had to wear shoes and begin thinking about what I was doing.

— Sam Snead

Practice your swing until it becomes a habit of mind and muscle.

— Sam Snead