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Golf is the closest game to the game we call life. You get bad breaks from good shots; you get good breaks from bad shots – but you have to play the ball where it lies.

The game has such a hold on golfers because they compete not only against an opponent, but also against the course, against par, and most surely, against themselves.

According to the Captain of The Honorable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, striking your opponent or caddie at St Andrews, Hoylake or Westward Ho! meant that you lost the hole, except on medal days when it counted as a rub of the green.

Missing a short putt does not mean you have to hit your next drive out of bounds

I would like to deny all allegations by Bob Hope that during my last game of golf, I hit an eagle, a birdie, an elk and a moose.

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"Golf is the loneliest sport. You’re completely alone with every conceivable opportunity to defeat yourself."

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About the Author: Hale Irwin

Hale S. Irwin is an American professional golfer. He was one of the world's leading golfers from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s.

He is one of the few players in history to win three U.S. Opens, becoming the oldest ever U.S. Open champion in 1990 at the age of 45.

Born: 3 June 1945 Joplin, Missouri, United States
Champions Tour Player of the Year: 1997, 1998, 2002
World Golf Hall of Fame: 1992
Champions Tour Rookie of the Year: 1995
Spouse: Sally Irwin (m. 1968), Sally Irwin

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