Walter Hagen Quotes

Walter Hagen — American Athlete born on December 21, 1892, died on October 06, 1969

Walter Charles Hagen was an American professional golfer and a major figure in golf in the first half of the 20th century. His tally of 11 professional majors is third behind Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods. He won the U.S. Open twice, and in 1922 he became the first native-born American to win the British Open, which he went on to win four times in total. He also won the PGA Championship a record-tying five times, and the Western Open five times when it had near-major championship status. Hagen totaled 45 PGA wins in his career, and was a six-time Ryder Cup captain... (wikipedia)

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

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

Make the hard ones look easy and the easy ones look hard.

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

No one remembers who came in second.