I have found the game to be, in all factualness, a universal language wherever I traveled at home or abroad.
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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The ultimate judge of your swing is the flight of the ball.
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The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.
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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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When I practiced, I practiced to get it right.
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Every day that you don’t practice is one day longer before you achieve greatness
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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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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 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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If the Masters offered no money at all, I would be here trying just as hard.
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May thy ball lie in green pastures, and not in still waters.
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Selecting a stroke is like selecting a wife. To each his own.
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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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Golf is 20 percent talent and 80 percent management.
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I hate a hook. It nauseates me. I could vomit when I see one. It’s like a rattlesnake in your pocket.
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Good golf begins with a good grip.
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