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.
BEN HOGANI dreamed one night that I had 17 holes-in-one and one two, and when I woke up I was so goddam mad.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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I could not wait for the sun to come up the next morning so that I could get out on the course again.
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I hate a hook. It nauseates me. I could vomit when I see one. It’s like a rattlesnake in your pocket.
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Selecting a stroke is like selecting a wife. To each his own.
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The average golfer’s problem is not so much the lack of ability as it is lack of knowledge about what he should be doing
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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 never played a round when I didn’t learn something new about the game.
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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 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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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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Your name is the most important thing you own. Don’t ever do anything to disgrace or cheapen it.
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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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When I practiced, I practiced to get it right.
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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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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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Golf is 20 percent talent and 80 percent management.
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