I see no reason that a golf course cannot be played in 18 birdies. Just because no one has ever done that doesn’t mean it can’t be done.
BEN HOGANThere are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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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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You continually have to ask yourself what club to play, where to aim it, whether to accept a safe par or to try to go for a birdie. You can’t play every hole the same way. I never could.
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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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The most important shot in golf is the next one.
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I never played a round when I didn’t learn something new about the game.
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I liked to win, but more than anything, I loved to play the way I wanted to play
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When you see an opportunity, you practice and work, at least from sunup to sundown.
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Why that would be like challenging Bing Crosby to a singing contest,wouldn’t it
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Selecting a stroke is like selecting a wife. To each his own.
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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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Certainly, if you can’t manage your game, you can’t play tournament golf.
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The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.
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I play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.
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This is a game of misses. The guy who misses the best is going to win.
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I dreamed one night that I had 17 holes-in-one and one two, and when I woke up I was so goddam mad.
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