Golf is not a game of good shots. It’s a game of bad shots.
BEN HOGANYou never fight your eye when you look at a hole. If it looks one way, play it that way. Don’t make a big deal out of an easy shot.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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If the Masters offered no money at all, I would be here trying just as hard.
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Golf is 20 percent talent and 80 percent management.
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You never fight your eye when you look at a hole. If it looks one way, play it that way. Don’t make a big deal out of an easy shot.
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Placing the ball in the right position for the next shot is eighty percent of winning golf.
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I have always felt and said that a man who can be a champion in one era could be a champion in any other era because he has what it takes to reach the top.
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I play with friends, but we don’t play friendly games.
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There is no similarity between golf and putting; they are two different games, one played in the air, and the other on the ground.
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Certainly, if you can’t manage your game, you can’t play tournament golf.
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I don’t believe there is anything like a natural golf swing. A golf swing is an unnatural thing, and it has to be developed.
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When you see an opportunity, you practice and work, at least from sunup to sundown.
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When I practiced, I practiced to get it right.
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The ultimate judge of your swing is the flight of the ball.
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The most important shot in golf is the next one.
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You hear stories about me beating my brains out practising, but the truth is, I was enjoying myself. I couldn’t wait to get up in the morning, so I could hit balls. When I’m hitting the ball where I want, hard and crisply, it’s a joy that very few people experience.
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I don’t like the glamour. I just like the game.
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