Ben Hogan is the most merciless of all the modern golfers.

Golf is not, on the whole, a game for realists. By its exactitudes of measurements it invites the attention of perfectionists.

— Heywood Hale Broun

I'm pretty much an open book. I am a fanatic golfer and golf nut. If I have three free hours any day, my first…

— Thomas Friedman

Topping the ball is a problem that usually afflicts only beginning golfers, and it is quickly left behind once a player has learned to…

— Henry Beard

Never bet with anyone you meet on the first tee who has a deep suntan, a 1-iron in his bag, and squinty eyes.

— Dave Marr

I'm in the woods so much I can tell you which plants are edible.

— Lee Trevino

If your opponent is playing several shots in vain attempts to extricate himself from a bunker, do not stand near him and audibly count…

— Harry Vardon

You know the world is messed up when the tallest man in the NBA is Chinese, the best golfer is black, and the best…

— Chris Rock

This golfer has a wicked slice. And quite a follow-through. That's why his partner, who stood too close, Is on the green in two.

— Richard Armour

A friend of mine, a dedicated golfer, shot a hole in one playing by himself. Disaster.

— William Glasser

Every golfer has a little monster in him. It's just that type of sport.

— Fuzzy Zoeller

An American champion, obviously being here in the states, is something that we all look at with the U.S. Open. But golf is played…

— Paula Creamer

A hole in one is amazing when you think of the different universes this white mass of molecules has to pass through on its…

— Mac O'Grady

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

— Sam Snead

I've never been one to throw clubs, break clubs, or use bad language on the golf course. I've played with golfers who've done that,…

— Lucas Black

Barbados has some of the toughest par threes in the world. Some golfers are intimidated by having to drive over ravines and water hazards.

— Garfield Sobers