Golf is not a game of good shots. It’s a game of bad shots.
BEN HOGANThe greatest pleasure is obtained by improving.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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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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Good golf begins with a good grip.
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I play with friends, but we don’t play friendly games.
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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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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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All other things being equal, greens break to the west.
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I never played a round when I didn’t learn something new about the game.
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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 are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.
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You never fight your eye when you look at a hole. If it looks one way, play it that way. Don’t make a big deal out of an easy shot.
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A shot that goes in the cup is pure luck, but a shot to within two feet of the flag is skill.
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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 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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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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