--- title: "9 Play golf Quotes By Jack Nicklaus" description: "9 Play golf quotes by Jack Nicklaus. Plus more from Jack Nicklaus and more Play golf sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f47/jack-nicklaus-1429_augusta_i-think-that-pebble-beach-is-my-favorite_1464276.png" --- > [I think that Pebble Beach is my favorite golf course to go to. I think Augusta is my favorite place to go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/i-think-that-pebble-beach-is-my-favorite-golf-course-to-go-to-i-think/) [Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f47/jack-nicklaus-1429_augusta_i-think-that-pebble-beach-is-my-favorite_1464276.png) > [It's hard not to play golf that's up to Jack Nicklaus standards when you are Jack Nicklaus.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/it-s-hard-not-to-play-golf-that-s-up-to-jack-nicklaus-standards-when/) [Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e95/jack-nicklaus-1429_golf_it-s-hard-not-to-play-golf-that-s-up-to_1630250.png) > [ I have a couple \[of grandsons\] that are in college playing lacrosse. It's great and it's fun. But they all also play… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/i-have-a-couple-of-grandsons-that-are-in-college-playing-lacrosse-it/) [Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1bc/jack-nicklaus-1429_bits_i-have-a-couple-of-grandsons-that-are-in_2823858.png) > [I don't play much golf anymore. I can't - if I break 80, I'm doing pretty well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/i-don-t-play-much-golf-anymore-i-can-t-if-i-break-80-i-m-doing-pretty/) [Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/516/jack-nicklaus-1429_break_i-don-t-play-much-golf-anymore-i-can-t-i_2004192.png) > [ We don't play golf often \[with kids\] because they don't play that much anymore - because their kids don't play. It's like… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/we-don-t-play-golf-often-with-kids-because-they-don-t-play-that-much/) [Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5b/jack-nicklaus-1429_ends_we-don-t-play-golf-often-with-kids-becau_813040.png) > [We don’t have to do a bunch of things to figure out how to win the Ryder Cup. Just go play golf.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/we-don-t-have-to-do-a-bunch-of-things-to-figure-out-how-to-win-the/) [Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e51/jack-nicklaus-1429_bits_we-don-t-have-to-do-a-bunch-of-things-to_2428820.png) > [I have said many times that most people work all their life to retire to play golf, while I played golf all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/i-have-said-many-times-that-most-people-work-all-their-life-to-retire/) [Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/101/jack-nicklaus-1429_enjoy_i-have-said-many-times-that-most-people_3052158.jpg) > [None of my 22 grandchildren have genetics played. Three of my four boys were golf pros, but I think they all sort…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/none-of-my-22-grandchildren-have-genetics-played-three-of-my-four/) [Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b8/jack-nicklaus-1429_boys_none-of-my-22-grandchildren-have-genetic_1669408.jpg) > [I've always tried to play golf with a golf club. I have a hard time driving with my rifle. I mean, 18…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/i-ve-always-tried-to-play-golf-with-a-golf-club-i-have-a-hard-time/) [Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/971/jack-nicklaus-1429_clubs_i-ve-always-tried-to-play-golf-with-a-go_2307448.png) ## Other authors on Play golf ## More by Jack Nicklaus > [My kids all do love to hunt and fish. When they get together, I think that's what they get together more for than anything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/my-kids-all-do-love-to-hunt-and-fish-when-they-get-together-i-think/) [Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/) > [I don't think you would have missed that putt, but in these circumstances, I would never give you the opportunity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/i-don-t-think-you-would-have-missed-that-putt-but-in-these/) [Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/) > [I've said many times before that Pebble Beach is a wonderful thinking-man's golf course. That is why it is such a great U.S. Open…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/i-ve-said-many-times-before-that-pebble-beach-is-a-wonderful-thinking/) [Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/) > [I came back and in '63, I was at the British Open, trying to win my first British Open. And I had what I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/i-came-back-and-in-63-i-was-at-the-british-open-trying-to-win-my/) [Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/) > [My workout was playing other sports and I always played tennis, football, basketball, threw a baseball - I was always doing something to keep…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/my-workout-was-playing-other-sports-and-i-always-played-tennis/) [Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/) > [I guess that's why they call it Hell.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/i-guess-that-s-why-they-call-it-hell/) [Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/) > [If you want to hit it farther, hit it better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/if-you-want-to-hit-it-farther-hit-it-better/) [Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/) > [I wish I had kept my damn mouth shut.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/i-wish-i-had-kept-my-damn-mouth-shut/) [Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/) > [You have to watch your handicap. My son Steve says, "Never make a putt you don't have to."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/you-have-to-watch-your-handicap-my-son-steve-says-never-make-a-putt/) [Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/) > [Whether it's pool or Ping Pong, I can't stand to have my kids beat me. Especially Ping Pong! And when they beat me, they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/whether-it-s-pool-or-ping-pong-i-can-t-stand-to-have-my-kids-beat-me/) [Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/) > [If you'd asked me at 30 where I'd be during the Masters when I was 46, I'd have pictured myself on a boat fishing,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/if-you-d-asked-me-at-30-where-i-d-be-during-the-masters-when-i-was-46/) [Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/) > [There are no maladies in my golf game. My golf game stinks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/there-are-no-maladies-in-my-golf-game-my-golf-game-stinks/) [Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/) > [That's sort of overkill. We've had 70 years of the Ryder Cup, and it's gotten along just fine. The pendulum will swing back without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/that-s-sort-of-overkill-we-ve-had-70-years-of-the-ryder-cup-and-it-s/) [Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/) > [Golf really excites me only when the course is difficult and challenging. I love competing. The pressure of competition against fine holes and fine…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/golf-really-excites-me-only-when-the-course-is-difficult-and/) [Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/) > [A perfectly straight shot with a big club is a fluke.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/a-perfectly-straight-shot-with-a-big-club-is-a-fluke/) [Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/play-golf/jack-nicklaus/#itemlist", "name": "9 Play golf Quotes By Jack Nicklaus", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think that Pebble Beach is my favorite golf course to go to. 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