I never played a round when I didn’t learn something new about the game.
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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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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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 liked to win, but more than anything, I loved to play the way I wanted to play
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I’m glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.
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There are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.
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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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Every day you miss playing or practicing is one day longer it takes to be good.
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Every day that you don’t practice is one day longer before you achieve greatness
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Why that would be like challenging Bing Crosby to a singing contest,wouldn’t it
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Certainly, if you can’t manage your game, you can’t play tournament golf.
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I play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never 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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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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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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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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