There is no similarity between golf and putting; they are two different games, one played in the air, and the other on the ground.
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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Jesus Christ can’t hit a golf ball straight. It’s virtually impossible – at best it’s an accident.
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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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I have found the game to be, in all factualness, a universal language wherever I traveled at home or abroad.
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The ultimate judge of your swing is the flight of the ball.
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Golf is not a game of good shots. It’s a game of bad shots.
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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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All other things being equal, greens break to the west.
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I play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.
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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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Certainly, if you can’t manage your game, you can’t play tournament golf.
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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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Good golf begins with a good grip.
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The most important shot in golf is the next one.
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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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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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