Golf isn’t exactly the most boisterous sport, but there have definitely been a few colourful characters who have blessed the links with their cheeky and outrageous comments!
Read on for a rundown of the 10 most outrageous things pro golfers have said over the years.
- “If you’re caught on a golf course during a storm and are afraid of lightning, hold up a 1-iron. Not even God can hit a 1-iron.” ~ Lee Trevino
Here, Lee Travino famously joked about the difficulty of hitting a 1-iron. It later became ironic when Travino himself was struck by lightning in 1975!
- “It looks like a one-armed man trying to wrestle a snake in a phone booth” ~ David Feherty
This was how cheeky former pro golfer David Feherty described Jim Furyk's unique swing in 2013.
- “At home, I'm definitely not watching golf. I'd rather be watching baseball, basketball, football, whatever.” ~ Brooks Koepka
This one is certainly an outrageous comment coming from the former world number one Brooks Koepka who also once described golf as “boring”.
- "They call it golf because all the other four letter words were taken." ~ Raymond Floyd
This quote from retired American golfer Raymond Floyd pretty much sums up just how maddening the game can be!
- “If a lot of people gripped a knife and fork the way they do a golf club, they’d starve to death.” ~ Sam Snead
This humorous jab at inexperienced golfers is credited to the legendary golfer Sam Snead and criticises the poor grip that many amateurs have on their golf clubs.
- “If you are going to throw a club, it is important to throw it ahead of you, down the fairway, so you don’t have to waste energy going back to pick it up.” ~ Tommy Bolt
US Open Champion of 1958, Tommy Bolt was known for his short temper and club-throwing tantrums that directly led to the PGA introducing a rule fining players for club throwing in 1957, often referred to as the ‘Tommy Bolt Rule’.
- "Although golf was originally restricted to wealthy, overweight protestants, today it's open to anybody who owns hideous clothing."~ Dave Barry
Although not said by a professional golfer, we just had to include this quote poking at fun at the stereotypical golfing attire and how golf’s image has changed over time!
- “I'm not saying my golf game went bad, but if I grew tomatoes, they'd come up sliced.” ~ Lee Trevino
This is another self-depreciating golf joke from the legendary Lee Trevino that exaggerates just how hopeless his swing has become.
- “Competitive golf is played mainly on a five-and-a-half-inch course: the space between your ears.” ~ Bobby Jones.
This quote from the Masters co-founder Bobby Jones highlights how golf is just as much a mental game as it is a physical one.
- “Golf is the cruellest of sports. Like life, it’s unfair. It’s a harlot. A trollop. It leads you on. It never lives up to its promises. It’s not a sport, it’s bondage. An obsession. A boulevard of broken dreams. It plays with men. And runs off with the butcher.” ~ Jim Murray
This darkly funny quote really captures the love-hate relationship many golfers have with the game.
If golf is leading you on and breaking your heart, fight back with a sense of humour and check out our selection of outrageous and rude golf ball designs today!
