Amy Alcott Quotes

• Keep your sense of humor. There's enough stress in the rest of your life not to let bad shots ruin a game you're supposed to enjoy.

  Amy Alcott

  Life, Stress, Golf

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• Concentrate, play your game, and don't be afraid to win.

  Amy Alcott

  Golf, Winning, Games

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• Golf is a spiritual game. It's like Zen. You have to let your mind take over.

  Amy Alcott

  Spiritual, Golf, Games

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• Golf isn't just about hitting a lot of drivers. I grew up playing on my front lawn, chipping and putting into soup cans, out of the ivy and over rose bushes and hedges - the little Alcott Golf and Country Club. I just loved having a wedge in my hands.

  Amy Alcott

  Country, Golf, Hands

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• Don't give advice unless you're asked.

  Amy Alcott

  Inspirational, Giving, Advice

  Amy Alcott (1993). “Amy Alcott's Guide to Women's Golf”, Plume Books

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• What makes a great golf course is continuity and variety: right-to-left holes, left-to-right holes.

  Amy Alcott

  Golf, Holes, Continuity

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• My parents didn't play golf.

  Amy Alcott

  Golf, Play, Parent

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• I don't think the philosophy really changes between men and women. I think golf courses need to become more distance-friendly overall. I think golf courses almost need to develop a more generic set of tees instead of calling them black, blue, red or whatever.

  Amy Alcott

  Philosophy, Distance, Golf

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• You could argue that if the average golfer plays a golf course with 430-yard par 4s and they always miss the green, that's good practice. It's definitely great practice to play a course that's too long for you.

  Amy Alcott

  Golf, Average, Practice

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