--- title: "5 Golfers Quotes By Bobby Jones" description: "5 Golfers quotes by Bobby Jones. Plus more from Bobby Jones and more Golfers sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07c/bobby-jones-10373_best-exercise_the-best-exercise-for-golfers-is-golfing_1269526.png" --- > [The best exercise for golfers is golfing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-jones/the-best-exercise-for-golfers-is-golfing/) [Bobby Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07c/bobby-jones-10373_best-exercise_the-best-exercise-for-golfers-is-golfing_1269526.png) > [Golf is a game that is played on a five-inch course](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-jones/golf-is-a-game-that-is-played-on-a-five-inch-course/) [Bobby Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d38/bobby-jones-10373_courses_golf-is-a-game-that-is-played-on-a-five_1785599.png) > [One reason golf is such an exasperating game is that a thing we learned is so easily forgotten, and we find ourselves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-jones/one-reason-golf-is-such-an-exasperating-game-is-that-a-thing-we/) [Bobby Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eff/bobby-jones-10373_easily-forgotten_one-reason-golf-is-such-an-exasperating_2286334.png) > [The moment the average golfer attempts to play from long grass or a bunker or from a difficult lie of any kind,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-jones/the-moment-the-average-golfer-attempts-to-play-from-long-grass-or-a/) [Bobby Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d9/bobby-jones-10373_average_the-moment-the-average-golfer-attempts-t_2963833.png) > [ He \[the golfer\] must have the courage to keep trying in the face of ill luck or disappointment, and timidity to appreciate… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-jones/he-the-golfer-must-have-the-courage-to-keep-trying-in-the-face-of-ill/) [Bobby Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c50/bobby-jones-10373_appraise_he-the-golfer-must-have-the-courage-to-k_3194680.png) ## Other authors on Golfers - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-lee-trevino-59370.jpg) Lee Trevino 12 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/golfers/lee-trevino/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-tiger-woods-90812.jpg) Tiger Woods 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/golfers/tiger-woods/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-jack-nicklaus-45490.jpg) Jack Nicklaus 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/golfers/jack-nicklaus/) - [P. G. Wodehouse 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/golfers/p-g-wodehouse-2/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henry-beard-41411.jpg) Henry Beard 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/golfers/henry-beard/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-ben-hogan-16969.jpg) Ben Hogan 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/golfers/ben-hogan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-arnold-palmer-14767.jpg) Arnold Palmer 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/golfers/arnold-palmer/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-dan-jenkins-26210.jpg) Dan Jenkins 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/golfers/dan-jenkins/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-chi-chi-rodriguez-23146.jpg) Chi Chi Rodriguez 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/golfers/chi-chi-rodriguez/) ## More by Bobby Jones > [Some emotions cannot be endured with a golf club in your hands.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-jones/some-emotions-cannot-be-endured-with-a-golf-club-in-your-hands/) [Bobby Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-jones/) > [Many shots are spoiled at the last instant by efforts to add a few more yards.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-jones/many-shots-are-spoiled-at-the-last-instant-by-efforts-to-add-a-few/) [Bobby Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-jones/) > [Jack Nicklaus is playing an entirely different game, and one which I'm not even familiar with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-jones/jack-nicklaus-is-playing-an-entirely-different-game-and-one-which-i-m/) [Bobby Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-jones/) > [Some people think they are concentrating when they're merely worrying.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-jones/some-people-think-they-are-concentrating-when-they-re-merely-worrying/) [Bobby Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-jones/) > [Golf is the only game I know of that actually becomes harder the longer you play it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-jones/golf-is-the-only-game-i-know-of-that-actually-becomes-harder-the/) [Bobby Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-jones/) > [Addressing a golf ball would seem to be a simple matter; that is, to the uninitiated who cannot appreciate that a golf ball can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-jones/addressing-a-golf-ball-would-seem-to-be-a-simple-matter-that-is-to/) [Bobby Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-jones/) > [Fight tautness whenever it occurs; strive for relaxed muscles throughout.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-jones/fight-tautness-whenever-it-occurs-strive-for-relaxed-muscles/) [Bobby Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-jones/) > [I never learned anything from a match that I won.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-jones/i-never-learned-anything-from-a-match-that-i-won/) [Bobby Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-jones/) > [Golf is like eating peanuts. You can play too much or play too little.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-jones/golf-is-like-eating-peanuts-you-can-play-too-much-or-play-too-little/) [Bobby Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-jones/) > [The rewards of golf, and of life too I expect, are worth very little if you don't play the game by the etiquette as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-jones/the-rewards-of-golf-and-of-life-too-i-expect-are-worth-very-little-if/) [Bobby Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-jones/) > [Nobody ever swung a club too slowly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-jones/nobody-ever-swung-a-club-too-slowly/) [Bobby Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-jones/) > [Nobody ever wins the National Open. Somebody loses it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-jones/nobody-ever-wins-the-national-open-somebody-loses-it/) [Bobby Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-jones/) > [You might as well praise a man for not robbing a bank as to praise him for playing by the rules.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-jones/you-might-as-well-praise-a-man-for-not-robbing-a-bank-as-to-praise/) [Bobby Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-jones/) > [In golf, the customs and etiquette and decorum are as important as the rules of play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-jones/in-golf-the-customs-and-etiquette-and-decorum-are-as-important-as-the/) [Bobby Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-jones/) > [In order to win, you must play your best golf when you need it most, and play your sloppy stuff when you can afford…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-jones/in-order-to-win-you-must-play-your-best-golf-when-you-need-it-most/) [Bobby 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