Wit & Wisdom of Golf

[Stan Nehilla]

Aug 16

During the evening before the final round of the 1983 Buick Open, Japanese professional Isao Aoki decided to have Chinese food for dinner. When he finished the meal, he opened his fortune cookie which had a message that read, "You will take a trip to the desert." Sure enough , the next day Isao twice hit bunkers that resulted in bogeys and he lost the tournament by one stroke.

[Stan Nehilla]

Aug 17

" The great stumbling block in the way of all players, veterans and recruits, is excitement."
- H. B. Farnie

[Stan Nehilla]

Aug 18

" We don't want to get anybody killed. Of Course, if we could pick which ones, it might be a different story. "
- Hord Hardin, Augusta National Chairman, announcing that play in the 1983 Masters would be postponed due to lightning

[Stan Nehilla]

Aug 19

Golfers playing golf in the Arizona desert often carry a beat-up old 5-iron to hit the balls out of the desert rocks.

[Stan Nehilla]

Aug 20

" Francis, be sure to keep your eye on the ball."
- 10-year-old caddie Eddie Lowery's advice to Francis Ouimet on the first tee of an 18-hole playoff for the 1913 U.S. Open

[Stan Nehilla]

Aug 21

" I was three over ---- one over a house, one over the patio and one over the swimming pool."
- George Brett

[Stan Nehilla]

Aug 22

Among the athletes who found success in senior golf after successful careers in other sports are Johnny Bench and Ralph Terry (Baseball) , Jim Stefanich (bowling) , John Brodie (football) and Frank Conner (tennis).

[Stan Nehilla]

Aug 23

" The game can be played in company or alone. Robinson Crusoe on his island, with his man Friday as a caddie, could have realized the golfer's dream of perfect happiness - - - a fine day, a good course and a clear green."
- Henry E. Howland

[Stan Nehilla]

Aug 24

In 1998, Ocean Trails Golf Course near Los Angeles closed before it could open when a broken water pipe under the course softened the ground, causing most of the 18th hole to slide down a cliff toward the Pacific Ocean. The course opened with 17 holes.

[SteveHorn]

PLAY ON. Its just more downhill now