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.
BEN HOGANAs you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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Placing the ball in the right position for the next shot is eighty percent of winning golf.
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I don’t like the glamour. I just like the game.
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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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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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Golf is not a game of good shots. It’s a game of bad shots.
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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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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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If we could have just screwed another head on his shoulders, he would have been the greatest golfer who ever lived.
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I’m glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.
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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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The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.
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When you see an opportunity, you practice and work, at least from sunup to sundown.
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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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