Walter Hagen Quotes

When I have a match to play, I begin to relax as soon as I wake up. Everything I do, I do slow and easy. That goes for stroking the razor, getting dressed, and eating my breakfast. I'm practically in slow motion. By the time I'm ready to tee off, I'm so used to taking my time that it's impossible to hurry my swing.

The course is playing the players instead of the players playing the course.

Make the hard ones look easy and the easy ones look hard.

Which one of you is going to be runner-up?

I never played a perfect 18 holes. There is no such thing. I expect to make at least seven mistakes a round. Therefore, when I make a bad shot, I don't worry about it. It is just one of the seven.

Short putts are missed because it is not physically possible to make the little ball travel over uncertain ground for three or four feet with any degree of regularity.

He may have gone to bed three hours ago, but he knows who he is playing. You can rest assured that he hasn't slept a wink.

Why waste good shots in practice when you might need them in a match?

I would rather be of clear mind and decision with the wrong club than with an unclear mind and the right club.

Here Eddie, hold the flag while I putt out.

Give me a man with big hands and big feet and no brains and I'll make a golfer out of him.

What a shame to waste those great shots on the practice tee.

You're only here for a short visit. Don't hurry, don't worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way.

I never wanted to be a millionaire. I just wanted to live like one.

It pleased the public to think I lived the easy, carefree life - the playboy of golf.

Trouble shots are surprisingly easy if you activate your imagination. You simply must be able to imagine exactly what flight the ball will take before you can play any shot well.

There is no tragedy in missing a putt, no matter how short. All have erred in this respect.

Don't forget to stop and smell the roses.