I dreamed one night that I had 17 holes-in-one and one two, and when I woke up I was so goddam mad.
BEN HOGANIf you can’t outplay them, outwork them.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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The ultimate judge of your swing is the flight of the ball.
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Why that would be like challenging Bing Crosby to a singing contest,wouldn’t it
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You hear stories about me beating my brains out practising, but the truth is, I was enjoying myself. I couldn’t wait to get up in the morning, so I could hit balls. When I’m hitting the ball where I want, hard and crisply, it’s a joy that very few people experience.
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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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If the Masters offered no money at all, I would be here trying just as hard.
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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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If you can’t outplay them, outwork them.
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The most important shot in golf is the next one.
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Certainly, if you can’t manage your game, you can’t play tournament golf.
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I don’t like the glamour. I just like the game.
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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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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 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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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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