If a man can shoot 10 birdies, there’s no reason why he can’t shoot 18. Why can’t you birdie every hole on the course?
BEN HOGANGood golf begins with a good grip.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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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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I always outworked everybody. Work never bothered me as it bothers some people.
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Every day you miss playing or practicing is one day longer it takes to be good.
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The ultimate judge of your swing is the flight of the ball.
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Like most professional golfers, I have a tendency to remember my poor shots a shade more vividly than the good ones.
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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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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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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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When you see an opportunity, you practice and work, at least from sunup to sundown.
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I don’t like the glamour. I just like 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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I’m glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.
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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 play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.
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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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