Quotes by Bobby Jones

Bobby Jones

American golfer

Lived from: 1902 - 1971

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  • Competitive golf is played mainly on a five-and-a-half-inch course... the space between your ears.
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  • Golf is a game that is played on a five-inch course - the distance between your ears.
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  • Golf is assuredly a mystifying game. It would seem that if a person has hit a golf ball correctly a thousand times, he should be able to duplicate the performance at will. But this is certainly not the case.
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  • 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.
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  • If ever I needed an eight foot putt, and everything I owned depended on it, I would want Arnold Palmer to putt for me.
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  • 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.
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  • The toughest opponent of all is Old Man Par. He's a patient soul who never shoots a birdie and never incurs a bogey. And if you would travel the long road with him, you must be patient, too.
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What are the most famous quotes from Bobby Jones?

The two most famous quotes from Bobby Jones are:

  • "Competitive golf is played mainly on a five-and-a-half-inch course... the space between your ears."
  • "Golf is a game that is played on a five-inch course - the distance between your ears."

When did Bobby Jones live?

Bobby Jones was born in 1902 and died in the year 1971.