29 Quotes by Henry Beard

Bets lengthen putts and shorten drives.

The true definition of a perennial: Any plant which, had it lived, would have bloomed year after year.

Nonchalant putts count the same as chalant putts.

If the wind is in your face, you swing too hard just to get the ball through it; if the wind is at your back, you swing too hard just to see how far you can get the ball to go.

"Play it as it lies" is one of the fundamental dictates of golf

A ball will always come to rest halfway down a hill, unless there is sand or water at the bottom.

Fairway: a narrow strip of mown grass that separates two groups of golfers looking for lost balls in the rough.

Duffers who consistently shank their balls are urged to buy and study Shanks - No Thanks by R.K. Hoffman, or in extreme cases, M.S. Howard's excellent Tennis for Beginners.

A tap-in is a putt that is short enough to be missed one-handed.