Harvey Penick famous quotes

03-28-2025

The woods are full of long drivers.
-- Harvey Penick

#Golf #Long #Woods
I don't care how good you play, you can find somebody who can beat you, and I don't care how bad you play, you can find somebody you can beat.
-- Harvey Penick

#Sports #Play #Care
I learn teaching from teachers. I learn golf from golfers. I learn winning from coaches.
-- Harvey Penick

#Sports #Teacher #Teaching
Golf has probably kept more people sane than psychiatrists have.
-- Harvey Penick

#Golf #People #Psychiatrist
Go out and have fun. Golf is a game for everyone, not just for the talented few.
-- Harvey Penick

#Fun #Golf #Games
Golf tips are like aspirin. One may do you good, but if you swallow the whole bottle you will be lucky to survive.
-- Harvey Penick

#Golf #Lucky #Bottles
A pretty girl will always have the toughest time learning to play golf, because every man wants to give her lessons.
-- Harvey Penick

#Girl #Golf #Men
If you play golf, you are my friend.
-- Harvey Penick

#Golf #Play
Life is full of many minor annoyances, and few matters of real consequence.
-- Harvey Penick

#Real #Golf #Matter
Be brave if you lose and meek if you win.
-- Harvey Penick

#Golf #Winning #Brave
No matter how poorly you play, there is always someone you can beat. No matter how well you play, there is always someone who can beat you.
-- Harvey Penick

#Golf #Play #Matter
In golf your strengths and weaknesses will always be there. If you could improve your weaknesses, you would improve your game. The irony is that people prefer to practice their strengths.
-- Harvey Penick

#Golf #Practice #Games
Lessons are not to take the place of practice, but to make practice worthwhile.
-- Harvey Penick

#Golf #Practice #Lessons
A golfer rarely needs to hit a spectacular shot until the one that preceded it was pretty bad.
-- Harvey Penick

#Needs #Golfers #Shots
If you play poorly one day, forget it. If you play poorly the next time out, review your fundamentals of grip, stance, aim and ball position. Most mistakes are made before the club is swung. If you play poorly for a third time in a row, go see your professional.
-- Harvey Penick

#Mistake #Play #One Day
All seasoned players know, or at least have felt, that when you are playing your best, you are much the same as in a state of meditation. You are free of tension and chatter. You are concentrating on one thing. It is the ideal condition for good golf.
-- Harvey Penick

#Golf #Player #Meditation
Looking up is the biggest alibi ever invented to explain a terrible shot. By the time you look up, you've already made the mistake.
-- Harvey Penick

#Mistake #Looks #Look Up
In my opinion, no young player can develop his or her game to its highest potential if he or she rides around the course in a golf cart.
-- Harvey Penick

#Golf #Player #Games
I compare the pressure of a golf shot with making an extra point in basketball. The player starts from a full stop, and that rim doesn't move.
-- Harvey Penick

#Basketball #Moving #Golf
Never try a shot you haven't practised.
-- Harvey Penick

#Golf #Trying #Shots
I see things written about the golf swing that I can't believe will work except by accident .
-- Harvey Penick

#Believe #Golf #Swings
A good putter is a match for anyone. A bad putter is a match for no one.
-- Harvey Penick

#Golf

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