Nicklaus Plays A Kind Of Golf With

The Real Way To Enjoy Playing Golf Is To Take Pleasure Not In The Score, But In The Execution Of Strokes.

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.

If I Needed Advice From My Caddie, He'd Be Hitting The Shots And I'd Be Carrying The Bag.

He [the Golfer] Must Have The Courage To Keep Trying In The Face Of Ill Luck Or Disappointment, And Timidity To Appreciate And Appraise The Dangers Of Each Stroke, And To Curb The Desire To Take Chances Beyond Reasonable Hope Of Success.

Rhythm And Timing Are The Two Things Which We All Must Have, Yet No One Knows How To Teach Either.