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Re: Wit & Wisdom of Golf

Posted: January 17th, 2011, 5:19 am
by Stan Nehilla
Jan 17

Bobby Jones named his putter Calamity Jane.

Re: Wit & Wisdom of Golf

Posted: January 18th, 2011, 5:22 am
by Stan Nehilla
Jan 18

"Golf is a game where you yell 'fore', shoot 6, and write down 5."
-- Paul Harvey, Golf Digest

Re: Wit & Wisdom of Golf

Posted: January 19th, 2011, 4:39 am
by Stan Nehilla
Jan 19

" The hardest shot in golf is the mashie at 90 yards from the green, where the ball has to be played against an oak tree , bounced back into a sand trap, hits a stone, bounces on the green , and then rolls into the cup. That shot is so difficult, I have only made it once."
-- Zeppo Marx

Re: Wit & Wisdom of Golf

Posted: January 19th, 2011, 9:12 am
by Indy Anna Jones
Lol, and that's why this game is so darned addicting.

Re: Wit & Wisdom of Golf

Posted: January 20th, 2011, 5:15 am
by Stan Nehilla
Jan 20

"Golf Has drawbacks. It is possible, by too much of it, to destroy the mind."
-- Sir Walter Simpson

Re: Wit & Wisdom of Golf

Posted: January 21st, 2011, 12:45 am
by Stan Nehilla
Jan 21

"The wit of man has never invented a pastime equal to golf for its healthful recreations, its pleasurable excitement, and its never-ending source of amusement."
- - Lord Balfour

Re: Wit & Wisdom of Golf

Posted: January 22nd, 2011, 6:27 am
by Stan Nehilla
Jan 22

"I've always said that if they have a golf course like this in Heaven, I want to be the head pro."
--Gary Player, on Augusta National

Re: Wit & Wisdom of Golf

Posted: January 23rd, 2011, 9:13 am
by Stan Nehilla
Jan 23

"You can talk to a fade, but a hook won't listen."
- - Lee Trevino

Re: Wit & Wisdom of Golf

Posted: January 23rd, 2011, 12:18 pm
by SteveHorn
Love the last 2 quotes.

Re: Wit & Wisdom of Golf

Posted: January 24th, 2011, 6:36 am
by Stan Nehilla
Jan 24

Mickey Wright was arguably the finest woman golfer of all time and possibly had the best swing in the history of the game, man or woman. An authority no less than Ben Hogan said so.