The average golfer’s problem is not so much the lack of ability as it is lack of knowledge about what he should be doing
BEN HOGANI never played a round when I didn’t learn something new about the game.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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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.
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May thy ball lie in green pastures, and not in still waters.
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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 are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.
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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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I always outworked everybody. Work never bothered me as it bothers some people.
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When you see an opportunity, you practice and work, at least from sunup to sundown.
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A shot that goes in the cup is pure luck, but a shot to within two feet of the flag is skill.
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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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Why that would be like challenging Bing Crosby to a singing contest,wouldn’t it
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The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.
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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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Relax? How can anybody relax and play golf? You have to grip the club, don’t you?
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All other things being equal, greens break to the west.
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If the Masters offered no money at all, I would be here trying just as hard.
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