Hit the ball up to the hole… You meet a better class of people up there.
BEN HOGANReverse 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.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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There are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.
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May thy ball lie in green pastures, and not in still waters.
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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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I could not wait for the sun to come up the next morning so that I could get out on the course again.
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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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If you can’t outplay them, outwork them.
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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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I play with friends, but we don’t play friendly games.
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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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You wouldn’t have had to call a penalty on me, I would’ve called I on myself’. 9. “I’m the sole judge of my standards”. 10. “I always outworked everybody. Work never bothered me like it bothers some people. You can outwork the best player in the world.
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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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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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Your name is the most important thing you own. Don’t ever do anything to disgrace or cheapen it.
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If the Masters offered no money at all, I would be here trying just as hard.
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