May thy ball lie in green pastures, and not in still waters.
BEN HOGANI 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.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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All other things being equal, greens break to the west.
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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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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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I have found the game to be, in all factualness, a universal language wherever I traveled at home or abroad.
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There are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.
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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 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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I hate a hook. It nauseates me. I could vomit when I see one. It’s like a rattlesnake in your pocket.
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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
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Selecting a stroke is like selecting a wife. To each his own.
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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 play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.
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I play with friends, but we don’t play friendly games.
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There’s no set time or schedule for developing one’s skills as a professional golfer, and it certainly doesn’t come overnight. It’s a muscle-memory exercise that comes over time.
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The ultimate judge of your swing is the flight of the ball.
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