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.
BEN HOGANThe average golfer’s problem is not so much the lack of ability as it is lack of knowledge about what he should be doing
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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If the Masters offered no money at all, I would be here trying just as hard.
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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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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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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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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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Jesus Christ can’t hit a golf ball straight. It’s virtually impossible – at best it’s an accident.
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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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The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.
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May thy ball lie in green pastures, and not in still waters.
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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 play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.
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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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Good golf begins with a good grip.
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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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I don’t like the glamour. I just like the game.
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When I practiced, I practiced to get it right.
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If we could have just screwed another head on his shoulders, he would have been the greatest golfer who ever lived.
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Hit the ball up to the hole… You meet a better class of people up there.
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Your name is the most important thing you own. Don’t ever do anything to disgrace or cheapen it.
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If you can’t outplay them, outwork them.
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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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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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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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When you see an opportunity, you practice and work, at least from sunup to sundown.
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I play with friends, but we don’t play friendly games.
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