Dave Barry Quotes

Golf is fun - until you hit somebody in the head.

If you've ever played golf, you know that you yell 'fore' off the tee. You're not threatening somebody; you're warning them: 'Look, don't get hit by the ball, it's coming.'

If your opponent is playing several shots in vain attempts to extricate himself from a bunker, do not stand near him and audibly count his strokes. It would be justifiable homicide if he wound up his pitiable exhibition by applying his niblick to your head.

My goal has always been to play golf, and play it well. In the end, that's what I am, a golfer. If my back lets me, I'm going to play my favorite places. If I hurt myself, that'll probably be it for a while.

Golf requires only a few simple Rules and Regulations to guide the players in the true nature of its sporting appeal. The spirit of the game is its own referee.

I never kick my ball in the rough or improve my lie in a sand trap. For that I have a caddie.

Who listens to golfers? They're boring. If I want to wear camouflage on the golf course during a tournament, I will. And I have.

In golf, the customs and etiquette and decorum are as important as the rules of play.

Golf doesn't really have many big guys.

I love golf. I love every part of it.

I learnt tennis, swimming, basketball and several others, but the sport I loved the most was golf.

Golf is important to me. I love the game.

I just had to get on the golf course and play holes whether it was practice or tournaments. Just keep playing. There's nothing else you can do.

I played other sports, so when I played golf, I wanted to have fun. And hitting it far is fun.

Watch out for guys like Scott Piercy and Danny Willett. They both play really good on fast, fast greens.

On a real course, I'd probably want to throw my club in the water if I hit a duff shot. I'll give golf a miss - it's definitely not my sport.

I just go out and play golf.

Golf is a whole different sport, a whole different challenge, everything.

Golf has always been a passion over the years.

Golf is one of those games that I want my kids to know and learn so that they can play it all of their lives.

I don't watch much golf.

Even if you've never picked up a club, or if you've been playing for a long time, there's always something new to learn from playing golf. That's the beauty of the game. You never stop learning.

I mean, I've done college basketball, a horse race, a bunch of different things and they'd blow by but golf has a frenetic pace of bouncing around from shot to shot and green to green and, in essence, acre to acre over this huge plot of land with over 150 players who are their own team.

I'm obsessed with golf, so I love going to play golf.

When it comes to the golf industry, I know that people see me as a gimmick.