I’m glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.
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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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 liked to win, but more than anything, I loved to play the way I wanted to play
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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 you can’t outplay them, outwork them.
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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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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 always outworked everybody. Work never bothered me as it bothers some people.
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I don’t like the glamour. I just like the game.
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Why that would be like challenging Bing Crosby to a singing contest,wouldn’t it
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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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Golf was my life. I didn’t want to give it up. So I went to work!
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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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The ultimate judge of your swing is the flight of the ball.
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Certainly, if you can’t manage your game, you can’t play tournament golf.
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