Relax? How can anybody relax and play golf? You have to grip the club, don’t you?
BEN HOGANThe greatest pleasure is obtained by improving.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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The greatest pleasure is obtained by improving.
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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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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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If you can’t outplay them, outwork them.
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I play with friends, but we don’t play friendly games.
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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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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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All other things being equal, greens break to the west.
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I have found the game to be, in all factualness, a universal language wherever I traveled at home or abroad.
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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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The most important shot in golf is the next one.
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Certainly, if you can’t manage your game, you can’t play tournament golf.
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Hit the ball up to the hole… You meet a better class of people up there.
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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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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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