Golf is more than just a game, it’s a test of patience, perseverance, and mindset. The right words can inspire confidence, lighten the mood after a bad shot, or remind you why you love the sport. Whether you’re looking for motivation, humor, or wisdom, these golf quotes will help you stay focused and enjoy the journey, both on and off the course.
Golf: A plague invented by the Calvinistic Scots as a punishment for man’s sins.
James Barrett Reston
The uglier a man’s legs are, the better he plays golf. It’s almost a law.
H.G. Wells
The more I practice, the luckier I get.
Gary Player
Golf, like measles, should be caught young.
P.G. Wodehouse
I don’t let birdies and pars get in the way of having a good time.
Angelo Spagnolo
If you’re caught on a golf course during a storm and are afraid of lightning, hold up a 1-iron. Not even God can hit a 1-iron.
Lee Trevino
The most important shot in golf is the next one.
Ben Hogan
A great shot is when you pull it off. A smart shot is when you don’t have the guts to try it.
Phil Mickelson
Golf is assuredly a mystifying game.
Bobby Jones
Don’t be too proud to take lessons. I’m not.
Jack Nicklaus
Happiness is a long walk with a putter.
Greg Norman
A bad attitude is worse than a bad swing.
Payne Stewart
Life is not fair, so why should I make a course that is fair.
Pete Dye
Although golf was originally restricted to wealthy, overweight Protestants, today it’s open to anybody who owns hideous clothing.
Dave Barry
Golf… is the infallible test.
P.G. Wodehouse
It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. It took one afternoon on the golf course.
Hank Aaron
Watching Phil Mickelson play golf is like watching a drunk chasing a balloon near the edge of a cliff.
David Feherty
Success in golf depends less on strength of body than upon strength of mind and character.
Arnold Palmer
Golf is the most fun you can have without taking your clothes off.
Chi Chi Rodriguez
They call it golf because all the other four-letter words were taken.
Raymond Floyd
I look into eyes, shake their hand, pat their back, and wish them luck, but I am thinking, I am going to bury you.
Seve Ballesteros
