Selecting a stroke is like selecting a wife. To each his own.
BEN HOGANControl 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.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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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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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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Golf is not a game of good shots. It’s a game of bad shots.
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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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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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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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Certainly, if you can’t manage your game, you can’t play tournament golf.
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The greatest pleasure is obtained by improving.
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I dreamed one night that I had 17 holes-in-one and one two, and when I woke up I was so goddam mad.
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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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If you can’t outplay them, outwork them.
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When I practiced, I practiced to get it right.
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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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The ultimate judge of your swing is the flight of the ball.
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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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