Peter Alliss, known as the Voice of Golf, has died at the age of 89.
Although known for some controversial comments when commentating, he also brought to fans of the sport some of the most iconic moments.
We take a look at some of the famous lines from the Voice of Golf on the day that it was announced he had sadly passed away.
On the game of golf itself
“It is not a matter of life and death. It is not that important. But it is a reflection of life, and so the game is an enigma wrapped in a mystery impaled on a conundrum.”
“The game lends itself to fantasies about our abilities.”
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On Jean van de Velde on the final hole of the Open in 1999
"What on earth are you doing? He's gone ga-ga. To attempt to hit the ball out of there is pure madness."
On Tiger Woods hitting an 81 at the 2002 open
"It's like turning up to hear Pavarotti sing and finding out he has laryngitis."
On Faldo vs. Norman at the 1996 Masters
“Look at that. Faldo looks a young man again, and poor old Greg, well he looks ready for his bus pass.”
On the weather in Scotland
"One of the good things about rain in Scotland is that most of it ends up as scotch."
On the rough during the 2003 Open
"Looks a bit like Jurassic Park in there."
On the Ryder Cup
“It would be very easy to drool with sentimentality over the Ryder Cup. But, at the end of the day, it is simply two teams trying to knock seven bells out of each other, in the nicest possible way.”
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