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.
BEN HOGANJesus Christ can’t hit a golf ball straight. It’s virtually impossible – at best it’s an accident.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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I play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.
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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 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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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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Golf is not a game of good shots. It’s a game of bad shots.
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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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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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Reverse every natural instinct and do the opposite of what you are inclined to do, and you will probably come very close to having a perfect golf swing.
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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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There are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.
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As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round.
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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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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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