Quotes about golf
golf goal golfers
Jones is the greatest golfer who ever lived and probably ever will live. That's my goal. Bobby Jones. It's the only goal. Jack Nicklaus
golf player opposites
I've never set up any golf course that would favor anybody. I try to make it exactly the opposite, which is what we did at Valhalla when we modernized it to accommodate the lengths players are hitting it today.
golf player thinking
I never went into a tournament or round of golf thinking I had to beat a certain player. I had to beat the golf course. If I prepared myself for a major, went in focused, and then beat the golf course, the rest took care of itself.
golf thinking office
A Nicklaus Design golf course is done by the guys in my company that I work with, that have been trained in my vision, and they do what they think I might do. They might come in the office and ask me questions and I'd certainly answer their questions, but I'm not involved in the site visits or anything else.
golf swings ideas
A big part of managing a golf course is managing your swing on the course. A lot of guys can go out and hit a golf ball, but they have no idea how to manage what they do with the ball. I've won as many golf tournaments hitting the ball badly as I have hitting the ball well.
golf men together
Why are we building golf courses? Because we enjoy being outside, bringing man and nature together.
golf player competition
Golf really excites me only when the course is difficult and challenging. I love competing. The pressure of competition against fine holes and fine players makes me feel very much alive.
golf ohio design
Pete Dye introduced me to golf course design back in the 1960's. He came to my hometown Columbus, Ohio to work on The Golf Club.
golf play standards
It's hard not to play golf that's up to Jack Nicklaus standards when you are Jack Nicklaus.
golf player thinking
Nobody - but nobody - has ever become really proficient at golf without practice, without doing a lot of thinking and then hitting a lot of shots. It isn't so much a lack of talent; it's a lack of being able to repeat good shots consistently that frustrates most players. And the only answer to that is practice.
golf you-again
Golf is you against yourself.
golf player world
All I ever wanted to do was play competitive golf against the best players in the world.
golf games precision
Golf is a game of precision, not strength.
golf tree design
If I had one golf course, from a design standpoint, one that I really love, it would probably be Pinehurst. There's a totally tree-lined golf course where trees are not a part of the strategy.
golf fishing long
The way I pack is I look at how long I'll be gone and I pack day for day. If I'm going on a three-day fishing trip, I plot each day. I put most of that in a little bag. If I'm going from there to work on golf courses for a few days, I plot that trip.
golf thinking failing
I think I fail a bit less than everyone else.
golf men play
Augusta National is a young man's golf course, and you really need a young man's nerves to play on it.
golf winning player
If you're going to be a player people will remember, you have to win the Open at St. Andrews.
golf looks habit
I always look to see what Arnold [Palmer] shot; it's a habit. We will always compete against each other.
golf scotland special
When the British Open is in Scotland, there's something special about it. And when it's at St. Andrews, it's even greater.
golf army what-if
I couldn't care less who I'm paired with. There's nobody I've ever played better or worse with, thank goodness. You don't want any factor to be outside your control. What if Arnie's Army had bothered me? What id I'd said, "Oh geez, I'm paired with Palmer," I'd never had beaten him.
golf design purpose
There's more to be learned here [St. Andrews] about course design than anywhere. Collection bunkers, false fronts, bump shots. The fundamentals of design became fundamental because of what's here. And it happened accidentally. Or maybe accidentally on purpose.
golf player winning
The US Open flag eliminates a lot of players. Some players just weren't meant to win the US Open. Quite often, they know it.
golf winning games
You can win tournaments when you're mechanical, but golf is a game of emotion and adjustment. If you're not aware of what's happening to your mind and your body when you're playing, you'll never be able to be the very best you can be.
golf want ifs
If you want to hit it farther, hit it better.
golf thinking player
I think we have more good players today [2016] than we've ever had in the game of golf. And I think that's saying a lot because we had a lot of good players when I played. I think you had a bit of a lag in there for a while, that Tiger was just so much better than everybody else that he really didn't put anybody in with him.
golf games stink
There are no maladies in my golf game. My golf game stinks.
golf play competition
Golf was my vehicle to competition, and I can't play if I can't compete.
golf play break
I don't play much golf anymore. I can't - if I break 80, I'm doing pretty well.
golf play worry
I never worried about money, except that I knew that all I had to worry about was golf. As long as I could play, I was going to make money.
golf games careers
I understand golf is a game, and I've never treated it as anything else. Family is something that's very special, and so they all contributed to the room. They all contributed to what my life was, my career was.
golf player generations
Who in the world remembers who won the 1975 Westchester Classic or the 1978 Western Open? Basically, the majors are the only comparison over time . . . played on the same courses for generations. All the best players are always there.
golf care ifs
I don't know if I'll ever do it again or not, but frankly I don't really care.