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. Bobby Jones More Quotes by Bobby Jones More Quotes From Bobby Jones 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. Bobby Jones team golf men Many shots are spoiled at the last instant by efforts to add a few more yards. Bobby Jones yards effort golf It is nothing new or original to say that golf is played one stroke at a time. But it took me many years to realize it. Bobby Jones basketball golf sports Golf is said to be an humbling game, but it is surprising how many people are either not aware of their weaknesses of else reckless of consequences. Bobby Jones games golf people 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. Bobby Jones appreciate disappointment golf Some people think they are concentrating when they're merely worrying. Bobby Jones inspirational sports thinking Golf is recognized as one of the more difficult games to play or teach. One reason for this is that each person necessarily plays by feel, and a feel is almost impossible to describe. Bobby Jones games play golf The secret of golf is to turn three shots into two. Bobby Jones secret golf two Bobby JonesConsidered objectively, it is quite obviously a very simple matter to propel a ball with a stick across some specially prepared ground and into a hole which is of sufficient size to accomodate it by a good margin. Simple that is, provided there is no limit upon the time or the number of strokes required. Bobby Jones simple golf numbers No putt is too short to be despised. Bobby Jones despised too-short The 'enemy' in golf is tension. Bobby Jones tension golf enemy Bad putting is due more to the effect the green has upon the player than it has upon the action of the ball. Bobby Jones balls player golf One reason golf is such an exasperating game is that a thing we learned is so easily forgotten, and we find ourselves struggling year after year with faults we had discovered and corrected time and again. Bobby Jones struggle golf years Golf is a game that creates emotions that sometimes cannot be sustained with the club still in one's hand. Bobby Jones games golf hands The difference between a sand trap and water hazard is the difference between a car crash and an airplane crash. You have a chance of recovering from a car crash. Bobby Jones airplane differences golf 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. Bobby Jones golf fun men The best exercise for golfers is golfing. Bobby Jones golfers exercise golf It is nevertheless a game of considerable passion, either of the explosive type, or that which burns inwardly and sears the soul. Bobby Jones passion games golf If I had ever been set down in any one place and told I was to play there, and nowhere else, for the rest of my life, I should have chosen the Old Course at St. Andrews. Bobby Jones should-have play golf I will tell you privately it's not going to get better, it's going to get worse all the time, but don't fret. Remember, we play the ball where it lies, and now let's not talk about this, ever again. Bobby Jones play golf lying
