Golf Is A Game That Is Played

On The Golf Course, A Man May Be The Dogged Victim Of Inexorable Fate, Be Struck Down By An Appalling Stroke Of Tragedy, Become The Hero Of Unbelievable Melodrama, Or The Clown In A Side-splitting Comedy.

In Order To Win, You Must Play Your Best Golf When You Need It Most, And Play Your Sloppy Stuff When You Can Afford It. I Shall Not Attempt To Explain How You Achieve This Happy Timing.

I Get As Much Fun As The Next Man From Whaling The Ball As Hard As I Can And Catching It Squarely On The Button. But From Sad Experience I Learned Not To Try This In A Round That Meant Anything.

I Think That (alister) Mackenzie And I Managed To Work As A Completely Sympathetic Team. Of Course There Was Never Any Question That He Was The Architect And I Was The Advisor And Consultant. No Man Learns To Design A Golf Course Simply By Playing Golf, No Matter How Well. But It Happened That Both Of Us Were Extravagant Admirers Of The Old Course At St Andrews And We Both Desired As Much As Possible To Simulate Seaside Conditions Insofar As The Differences In Turf And Terrain Would Allow.

Jack Nicklaus Is Playing An Entirely Different Game, And One Which I'm Not Even Familiar With.