Like most professional golfers, I have a tendency to remember my poor shots a shade more vividly than the good ones.
BEN HOGANRelax? How can anybody relax and play golf? You have to grip the club, don’t you?
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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I could not wait for the sun to come up the next morning so that I could get out on the course again.
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Certainly, if you can’t manage your game, you can’t play tournament golf.
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Golf is 20 percent talent and 80 percent management.
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Jesus Christ can’t hit a golf ball straight. It’s virtually impossible – at best it’s an accident.
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I never played a round when I didn’t learn something new about the game.
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Relax? How can anybody relax and play golf? You have to grip the club, don’t you?
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Every day you miss playing or practicing is one day longer it takes to be good.
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I don’t like the glamour. I just like the game.
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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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You only hit a straight ball by accident. The ball is going to move right or left every time you hit it, so you had better make it go one way or the other.
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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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When you see an opportunity, you practice and work, at least from sunup to sundown.
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I play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.
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Control is the main thing, and the tee shot is the most important shot in golf. You’ve got to hit the fairway before you have a good chance of putting the ball close to the pin. You can be the greatest iron player in the world, but if you’re in the boondocks it won’t do you any good.
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May thy ball lie in green pastures, and not in still waters.
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