Top 10 Masters Quotes

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  1. 2026 Masters Jokes: “I hope to be able to do it as long as I can not kill anybody.” Jack Nicklaus viral Masters tee shot 
  2. ‘The Masters isn’t just another tournament. It is something really special. I get as much excitement driving down Magnolia Lane now as I did 40 years ago.’ Jack Nicklaus, six-time Masters champion
  3. “Then last year’s champion serves as the host. He chooses the menu and picks up the tab. When I discovered the cost of dinner was more than the prize money, I finished second four times.” Ben Hogan
  4. What a stupid I am.’ (On signing for a par at 17 instead of a birdie and missing out on an 18-hole play-off with Bob Goalby in 1968) Roberto De Vicenzo, 15-time Masters competitor ‘
  5. Golf Jokes: “If there’s a golf course in heaven, I hope it’s like Augusta. I just don’t want an early tee time.” Gary Player
  6. Cemetery Jokes: Masters Golfer’s Wife: “When I die bury me at the golf course so my husband visits me 5 times a week.”
  7. “The long journey is over. Rory McIlroy has his masterpiece.” Jim Nance
  8. ‘I felt like crying (on the 13th tee in 2011). Up to that point, I’d been optimistic. Even after what happened at 10, I was thinking there were a lot of chances coming in. But 13 took all that away.’ Rory McIlroy, 17-time competitor
  9. ‘I miss, I miss, I miss, I make.’ Seve Ballesteros, two-time Masters champion (On his four-putt from 15 feet at the 16th in 1988)
  10. ‘The first time I played The Masters, I was so nervous I drank a bottle of rum before I teed off. I shot the happiest 83 of my life.’ Chi-Chi Rodriguez, 14-time Masters competitor
  11. The 12th Hole: “The 12th hole eventually makes you look like a fool.” Ben Crenshaw.
  12. “Why is it called Amen Corner?… Because you pray after you play it.” Fuzzy Zoeller.
  13. Fast Food Jokes: “I’ve heard the winner of the Masters hosts the dinner. If I ever won it, there would be no suits, no ties and McDonalds.” John Daly
  14. “After all these years, it’s still embarrassing for me to play on the American golf tour. Like the time I asked my caddie for a sand wedge & he came back ten minutes later with a ham and rye.” Chi Chi Rodriguez. 
  15. ‘Like the course itself, change at Augusta National takes the shape of a steady and quiet evolution, but the overall effect is one of gracious permanence that always makes coming here feel a little like coming home.” Arnold Palmer, four-time Masters champion
  16. “I’ve never been to heaven, and thinking back on my life, I probably won’t get a chance to go. I guess winning the Masters is as close as I’m going to get.” Fuzzy Zoeller
  17. ‘I shall never forget my first visit to the property which is now Augusta National. The long lane of magnolias through which we approached was beautiful. The old manor house was charming. The rare trees and shrubs of the old nursery were enchanting. But when I walked out on the grass terrace under the big trees behind the house and looked down over the property, the experience was unforgettable. It seemed the land had been lying there for years just waiting for someone to lay a golf course upon it.’ Bobby Jones, Augusta National co-founder
  18. ‘The prestige one gets from winning The Masters is very great indeed. As for the beauty, the course stands far superior to anything I have ever played.’ Byron Nelson, two-time Masters champion
  19. ‘This is The Masters. It’s got the beauty, it’s got the colour, it’s got the sound and it’s got the breezes. Everything together makes this place special. The course is perfection and it asks perfection.’ Nick Faldo, three-time Masters champion
  20. ‘The winner of this tournament doesn’t just win a Major, he becomes part of the history of the game, and that’s what excites me. This tournament creates something that is very special, and year in, year out, history is made here.’ Phil Mickelson, three-time Masters champion
  21. ‘I hope I’ll never get too old to want to take part in this event, and I don’t think I will ever age that much.’ Sam Snead, three-time Masters champion
  22. On the 15th hole I started thinking how I’d look in the Green Jacket, the next thing I know, they’re giving it to Charley Coody.’ Johnny Miller, 19-time Masters competitor (On the 1971 Masters)
  23. If The Masters offered no money at all, I would be here trying just as hard.’ Ben Hogan, two-time Masters champion ‘
  24. ‘Augusta National has character, individuality and personality. It is one of the few courses that really presents two games on almost every hole; a game to reach the greens and another to figure out the ever-changing contours after reaching the greens.’ Horton Smith, two-time Masters champion
  25. ‘If I knew what was going through Jack Nicklaus’ head, I would have won The Masters.’ Tom Weiskopf, 16-time Masters competitor
  26. ‘Everyone knows what The Masters is, even if you’re a non-golfer. People know what Wimbledon is. They know what the Super Bowl is. There are certain events that people just know about.’ Tiger Woods, five-time Masters champion
  27. ‘This is where God hangs out.’ Mac O’ Grady, three-time Masters competitor
  28. ‘I’d take him over anyone in the world on these greens, hands down.’ Justin Thomas, 10-time Masters competitor (On former Masters non-playing marker Jeff Knox)
  29. “I don’t know if it’s really a tradition, but my favorite thing about the Masters is the sandwiches… All of them.’ Dustin Johnson (Ahead of 2020 Masters)
  30. ‘I’m looking at it as a par 67 for me because I can reach all the par fives in two, no problem. If the conditions stay the way they are, that’s what I feel like par is for me.’ Bryson DeChambeau, nine-time Masters competitor (Ahead of 2020 Masters)
  31. ‘It’s challenging, that’s for sure. It feels like I’ve just gone 12 rounds against Mike Tyson. I’m looking forward to going home and rest.’ Sergio Garcia, 2017 Masters champion (On 2024 Masters)