There are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.
BEN HOGANI’m glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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I never played a round when I didn’t learn something new about the game.
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Hit the ball up to the hole… You meet a better class of people up there.
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Shoot a lower score than everybody else.
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I play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.
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The most important shot in golf is the next one.
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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?
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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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Jesus Christ can’t hit a golf ball straight. It’s virtually impossible – at best it’s an accident.
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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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The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.
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When you see an opportunity, you practice and work, at least from sunup to sundown.
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Certainly, if you can’t manage your game, you can’t play tournament golf.
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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 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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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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