The Quotable Golfer - Hardcover

McCord, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1402714262 ISBN 13: 9781402714269

Publisher: Main Street, 2004

All the history, tradition, agony, and ecstasy of golf shine through in these words by players, professional and amateur. Organized into categories such as “Golf Defined,” “The Mental Game,” and “Caddies,” the quotes come from such links lovers as Tiger Woods, Ben Hogan, Lee Trevino, and more. Some are modest (“I don’t know if you’re ever finished trying to improve”—Woods), others supremely confident (“I don’t know why you’re practicing so hard to finish second”—Babe Zaharias to her competitors), and they’re all fun.

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Review:

"Golf," observed Mark Twain, "is a good walk spoiled." Of course, golfers know it's more than that. It's "a game in which you try to put a small ball in a small hole with implements singularly unsuited to the purpose" (Winston Churchill). The wit and trenchancy of that esteemed twosome gets some pretty good competition in the pages of The Quotable Golfer by hackers and pros alike: P.G. Wodehouse, Bobby Jones, Lee Trevino, Joyce Wethered, Grantland Rice, Bob Hope, Gerald Ford, Tiger Woods, and Lee Trevino all make the cut with some pretty memorable mots. It is, however, an anonymous contribution that best manages to capture golf's unique mix of genteel etiquette with life-and-death sensibility. It comes in the form of a wonderful rhyme teed up when a course was being built around the grave of one Sarah Wallace: "Show respect to Sarah/You golfers passing by;/She's the only person on this course/Who can't improve her lie." No improvement possible on the verse either. --Jeff Silverman

From the Back Cover:

"I don't know if you're ever finished trying to improve. As soon as you feel like you are finished, then I guess you are finished, because you’ve already put a limit on your ability and what you can attain. I don’t think that’s right."
Tiger Woods "I've never had a coach in my life. When I find one who can beat me, then I’ll listen." Lee Trevino The New Quotable Golfer is a rich compendium of golf quotes that reflect the history, tradition, agony, and ecstasy of the game. These words of wisdom come from some of the game’s most famous practitioners and fans, such as Tommy Armour, Chip Beck, Raymond Floyd, Ben Hogan, Julie Inkster, Dan Jenkins, Nancy Lopez, Arnold Palmer, Chi-Chi Rodriguez, Dr. Bob Rotelle, Tom Watson, Tiger Woods, and many more. This compilation of the most inclusive and timeless sayings about the sport makes a great gift for all golf enthusiasts from duffer to professional and everyone in between.

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