Walter Hagen Quotes, Thoughts and images

You're only here for a short visit. Don't hurry, don't worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way.

You're only here for a short visit. Don't hurry, don't worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way.

No one remembers who came in second.

No one remembers who came in second.

If you worry about the ones you missed, you are going to keep missing them.

If you worry about the ones you missed, you are going to keep missing them.

I would rather be of clear mind and decision with the wrong club than with an unclear mind and the right club.

I would rather be of clear mind and decision with the wrong club than with an unclear mind and the right club.

I never wanted to be a millionaire. I just wanted to live like one.

I never wanted to be a millionaire. I just wanted to live like one.

Which one of you is going to be runner-up?

Which one of you is going to be runner-up?

Give me a man with big hands and big feet and no brains and I'll make a golfer out of him.

Give me a man with big hands and big feet and no brains and I'll make a golfer out of him.

My dear, did you ever stop to think what a wonderful bunker you would make?

My dear, did you ever stop to think what a wonderful bunker you would make?

He may have gone to bed three hours ago, but he knows who he is playing. You can rest assured that he hasn't slept a wink.

He may have gone to bed three hours ago, but he knows who he is playing. You can rest assured that he hasn't slept a wink.

What a shame to waste those great shots on the practice tee.

What a shame to waste those great shots on the practice tee.

Don't forget to stop and smell the roses.

Don't forget to stop and smell the roses.

Here Eddie, hold the flag while I putt out.

Here Eddie, hold the flag while I putt out.

It is the addition of strangeness to beauty that constitutes the romantic character in art.

It is the addition of strangeness to beauty that constitutes the romantic character in art.

That's the easiest 69 I ever made.

That's the easiest 69 I ever made.

There is no tragedy in missing a putt, no matter how short. All have erred in this respect.

There is no tragedy in missing a putt, no matter how short. All have erred in this respect.

Hurry up Gene, I got a date tonight.

Hurry up Gene, I got a date tonight.

I don't want to be a millionaire; just live like one.

I don't want to be a millionaire; just live like one.

The course is playing the players instead of the players playing the course.

The course is playing the players instead of the players playing the course.