Jack Nicklaus Quotes

I caddied for a guy who was a very good player, and he gave me a set of clubs, just a starter set: 5-iron, 7-iron, 9-iron, putter and driver. I just loved it. How I developed my swing was to just grab a club and start banging balls.

I have worked hard to improve my consistency in my driving, irons, short game, and putting.

I think my putting could be better, my short game.

If I can figure out this wedge stuff and become a really good wedger, I'll be the number-one player in the world.

The first time I played a PGA Tour event at Tucson was 1975. I came off the course on Sunday feeling very good about myself. I'd finished at even par, and I knew I could play even better if I worked at it.

I've seen the bottom and I know the difference between good golf and bad golf.

I'm pretty much a self-taught player. My swing hasn't changed a whole lot, I don't think. But I watch a lot of people.

I want to improve my bunker, fairway and putting status because that's been my weakness over the last three years. If I can just focus on this, then everything else will come.

Seems like my iron play gets a little better every year. Which makes sense - I've been working hard on things with my teacher, Jim McLean.

Pretty it's pretty good for me because I'm over here in the winters. It's really improved my golf game.

I found an instructor, Chris O'Connell, who helped me. He turned me into the player I am today - a consistent golfer.

Golf is supposed to be fun, but I don't think anything is fun if you're not doing it reasonably well.

I trained more than anybody ever in a golf film ever made - my swing is pretty hot.

There are no maladies in my golf game. My golf game stinks.

Hit the ball pretty solid. Haven't played a lot of golf this year, so was really unsure of what it would be like. I've been playing pretty well lately, especially hitting the ball solid.

I like to address all parts of my game, but I'm really concentrating a lot of time with my coach, David Whelan, on my short game and on the greens.

You know, when you're trying to get better at golf, you're always measuring your game up against other people to see what you've got to do to get better and to see if you can compete with them.

I think that in itself, if you're a true golfer, you'll see specific things you need to work on. Much cheaper than private lessons.

My golf game is lacking big time.

I need to get better with my 3-wood and hybrid. Those are the clubs I missed the majority of my fairways with.

I'm a technician. It's like that in football and the same way in golf. I want to try to find a way that I can swing the club properly. Over the years, it's getting better and better.

I've said a thousand times, you can't go into a shop and buy a good golf game.

There are no shortcuts to good golf. The better players realize this.

I play golf - badly.

I have a tip that will take five strokes off anyone's golf game. It's called an eraser.