I hate a hook. It nauseates me. I could vomit when I see one. It’s like a rattlesnake in your pocket.
BEN HOGANPlacing the ball in the right position for the next shot is eighty percent of winning golf.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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Why that would be like challenging Bing Crosby to a singing contest,wouldn’t it
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All other things being equal, greens break to the west.
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Selecting a stroke is like selecting a wife. To each his own.
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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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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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Certainly, if you can’t manage your game, you can’t play tournament golf.
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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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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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As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round.
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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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There are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.
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When I practiced, I practiced to get it right.
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I always outworked everybody. Work never bothered me as it bothers some people.
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Golf is not a game of good shots. It’s a game of bad shots.
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