The ultimate judge of your swing is the flight of the ball.
BEN HOGANI 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.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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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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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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All other things being equal, greens break to the west.
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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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Your name is the most important thing you own. Don’t ever do anything to disgrace or cheapen it.
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Selecting a stroke is like selecting a wife. To each his own.
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People have always been telling me what I can’t do. I guess I have wanted to show them. That’s been one of my driving forces all my life.
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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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The most important shot in golf is the next one.
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There’s no set time or schedule for developing one’s skills as a professional golfer, and it certainly doesn’t come overnight. It’s a muscle-memory exercise that comes over time.
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The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.
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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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You continually have to ask yourself what club to play, where to aim it, whether to accept a safe par or to try to go for a birdie. You can’t play every hole the same way. I never could.
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I’m glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.
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If the Masters offered no money at all, I would be here trying just as hard.
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