( CNN ) -- He took on `` the Dark Side , '' overcame a plane-load of rogue reptiles and struck down his enemies with `` great vengeance and furious anger . '' However , Hollywood star Samuel L. Jackson is more at home on the genteel fairways of a golf course . The actor , whose numerous film credits include Pulp Fiction , the Star Wars prequels and , yes , Snakes On A Plane , is so dedicated to perfecting his game that he has a clause written into his contracts that allows him time off to play golf . `` They have to let me play at least twice a week , '' Jackson told CNN 's Living Golf . `` Generally they either move me onto a golf course or I join a club so I can play there . '' The 64-year-old plays off a six-handicap and is a regular at celebrity pro-am tournaments , having lined up at famed courses such as St. Andrews and Pebble Beach . Jackson has teed off alongside peers such as Clint Eastwood and Don Cheadle , as well as saxophonist Kenny G -- the man he rates the best amateur golfer he has played against -- but his favorite round was with 14-time major winner Tiger Woods . `` The first time I played St. Andrews ( in Scotland ) I actually played with Tiger , '' Jackson said . `` That 's kind of a big deal . `` The first time I met him I played with him at the Dunhill ( Championship ) and I think his advice to me was 'Follow me ' -- and I actually did . `` I did n't hit the ball as far as he did but I kind of hit the same balls . '' Reluctant beginnings . Jackson was born in Washington D.C and studied in Atlanta before moving to New York to pursue an acting career . But it was in Los Angeles , the city he has now made his home , where he first discovered golf -- although it took some cunning and persuasion for friends to pique his interest . `` I had never played and they kept trying to get me to go out , and I would n't , '' Jackson recalled . `` They tricked me one day and told me they were going somewhere else and we ended up on a golf course . `` I did n't like the fact that they could do something that I could n't and I started playing -- now they do n't play with me ! '' Jackson told the PGA Tour website that when he 's not working he plays golf every day , sometimes shooting 27 holes at a time . But , despite playing the game around the globe , there is one course that Jackson rates as pretty special . `` The best course in the world I 've played ? That would be Augusta National where they play the Masters , '' he explained . `` When I was shooting Freedomland ( filmed in the state of New York ) the producers gave me as my wrap gift three rounds of golf at Augusta . '' Golfing good deeds . Jackson 's love of golf is now such an intrinsic part of his off-screen character that the profile on his Twitter page shows him channeling movie star in a sharp black suit -- while he holds a putter behind his back . He also blends his celebrity status with his golf game to raise funds in his annual Shooting Stars charity fundraiser . The 2013 event , held just outside London , raised funds for the Alzheimer 's Association -- a charity that has a personal meaning for the actor . `` My mum passed from Alzheimer 's last year -- my grandfather had it , her sister 's got it , her brother had it , my paternal grandmother had it , so it seems like I 'm kind of surrounded by it , '' Jackson explained . `` I may need the help of that organization at some point so I better raise some money for them ! '' As henchman Jules Winnfield in 1994 's breakthrough Pulp Fiction performance , Jackson memorably quoted the Bible as he sought `` the path of the righteous man '' -- and he also has advice for those seeking the perfect golf stroke . `` The first thing is keep your head down , '' he says . `` That 's the hardest thing to do when you 're a beginner because you always want to see where the ball is going , so you always tend to look up before you swing . `` So keep your head down , swing easy -- not hard -- find a tempo that 's comfortable for you , and have fun . Do n't take it seriously . ''
Hollywood star Samuel L. Jackson plays golf as a hobby and to raise funds for charities . The 64-year - old played with Tiger Woods at the St. Andrew 's course in Scotland . Augusta National , home of the Masters , is Jackson 's favorite golf course . Jackson has a clause in his employment contracts which gives him time off to play golf .