I dreamed one night that I had 17 holes-in-one and one two, and when I woke up I was so goddam mad.
BEN HOGANI could not wait for the sun to come up the next morning so that I could get out on the course again.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.
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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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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 have found the game to be, in all factualness, a universal language wherever I traveled at home or abroad.
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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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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.
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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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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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Selecting a stroke is like selecting a wife. To each his own.
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I’m glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.
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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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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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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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All other things being equal, greens break to the west.
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