“If you’re not just a little bit nervous before a match, you probably don’t have the expectations of yourself that you should have.” Hale Irwin, pro golfer

“I have always had a drive that pushed me to try for perfection, and golf is a game in which perfection stays just out of reach.” Betsy Rawls, pro golfer

“People today ask, ‘Is it legal or illegal,’ we used to ask, ‘Is it right or wrong?’” — Jackie Burke, pro golfer

“Winners see what they want. Losers see what they don’t want. Don’t let the game eat you; you eat the game.” — Moe Norman, pro golfer

“The rewards of golf, and of life too I expect, are worth very little if you don’t play the game by the etiquette as well as by the rules.” Bobby Jones, golfer

“It takes six years to make a golfer: three to learn the game, then another three to unlearn all you have learned in the first three years.” — Walter Hagen, pro golfer

“A bad putter is like a bad apple. First, it turns your chipping game sour. Then it begins to eat into your irons and finally, cleans the head off your driver.” Sam Snead, professional golfer

“Most people who play golf have one big problem, they think too much. To get any real mileage out of this game you’ve got to sit on your imagination.” Sam Snead, professional golfer

“I used to play golf. I wanted to be a better player, but after a while, I realized I'd always stink. That's when I really started to enjoy the game.” Don Rickles, comedian

“Golf has always been a game where you have to control both ends of the club.” — Matt Kuchar, pro golfer

“Success in this game depends less on strength of body and more on strength of mind and character.” Arnold Palmer, pro golfer

Here in Mount Washington Valley, golf is a many-splendored thing, with the region's courses set against the backdrop of the majestic White Mountains.