Wit & Wisdom of Golf

[Stan Nehilla]

Sep 9

" I probably spend more time fine-tuning the quality of my grip and set-up position than I do checking anything else."
- Nick Faldo, Faldo: A Swing for the Ages

[Stan Nehilla]

Sep 10

Harvey Penick, the legendary Texas teaching professional, recalled the time Ben Crenshaw's father brought his eight-year-old son to Penick for his first lesson. Using a 7-iron cut down to size, Crenshaw was asked to hit some balls to a green about 75 yards away. Little Ben did just that and was then told to go up there and putt the ball into the hole. Ben said, " If you wanted it in the hole, why didn't you tell me in the first place ? "

[Stan Nehilla]

Sep 11

" I would rather play Hamlet with no rehearsal than golf on television. "
- Jack Lemmon

[Stan Nehilla]

Sep 12

" Maybe I'm not adding up my scorecard right or something. "
- Lee Janzen, on the fact that he felt like he was playing better but was getting worse results.

[Stan Nehilla]

Sep 13

" Golf is a day spent in a round of strenuous idleness."
- William Wordsworth

[Stan Nehilla]

Sep 14

Bobby Jones originally wanted to design Augusta National Golf Club, home of the Masters, with Donald Ross. After seeing Cypress Point, though, Jones changed his mind and asked Alister Mackenzie to help design Augusta. Ross's reply was to design Pinehurst #2.

[Stan Nehilla]

Sep 15

Many consider the greatest shot in golf to be Gene Sarazen's double eagle on the par-5 15th hole to win the 1935 Masters.

[Indy Anna Jones]

For the place and timing, it certainly was the most influential shot in golf. It definitely put the "Augusta National Invitational Golf Tournament" on the map and cemented the name of "The Masters Tournament."

[Stan Nehilla]

Sep 16

" 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. "
- Bobby Jones

[Stan Nehilla]

Sep 17

The longest stroke-play event in PGA Tour history was the 1963 Palm Springs Invitational. Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player were tied at the end of 90 regulation holes and played an 18-hole playoff the following day for 108 total holes. Nicklaus won the playoff.