Best sayings phrases you've heard or used

This should be fun

Ok, I’ll start:

While putting:

That was like prom, all lip no hole

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Gonna sit back and watch this one. Mine are all way too non-PC.

Have at it, y’all. :joy:

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I’m with Bigdadenergy, most of mine are not appropriate for mixed company.

But I do have one that doubles as a swing thought:

Hit the little ball before the big ball.

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How about ANY line from Caddy Shack?!?

Like…

C’mon while we’re young!

…or…

Don’t count that.

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Over short putts I say please go in Please go in and when they drop I say thank you

From Maria Palozola former Lpga tour player. Nice drive but mine will wave to yours as it flies by.

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I’m not biting on this one either. PC police always watching…

I came across a couple recently.

‘Let the big dog eat’ - when taking a driver out the bag - not a particularly remarkable occurrence for readers of this site, of course!

A friend made me laugh the other day when holing a decent putt after a few torrid holes. Picked his putter up and crooned ‘you’re still my best girl’. As with all these things, it’s all in the delivery.

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Second team all-American: When your second attempt at a shot is much better than the first. Mostly used after missing a 3/4/5-foot putt and then making the second attempt at it.

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I have a buddy who says, “I didn’t declare that in play” every time he hits a poor tee shot.

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Exactly! Reminded me of a very close one I was told a few years ago…

“Golf is easy - just hit your second shot first!” :wink::joy:

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That is awesome! Gonna have to use that one myself!!

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A couple good ones:

“Other than line and speed, that was a great putt!”

“It’s a beaut Clark” after a buddy hits a good shot.

But because golf is full of terms that lend themselves to innuendo, I always try to fit in a “That’s what she said” during a round.

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We like to give out a “Not great, Bob!” After really poor shots.

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Haha. If we have a group in front of us slow playing we always say, hurry up Tommy Sandals.

Putting:
when you leave it short we say
“baby dicked it”

when you blow it by:
“horse cocked it”

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Old school
“Next time use a heavier purse”

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Here is one that can actually help your game. "It’s not important how many good shots you hit…it’s how many bad shots you did not hit "

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“Same player, more experience”

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My dad will look up after leaving a putt short and say “Oh, Sean… Hit it with your purse.”

Another buddy who hits a good shot after a bad one likes to say “Same asshole”…

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The Son-In-Law shot: Not what I expected, but…eh, it’s okay.

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