Good golf begins with a good grip.
BEN HOGANI don’t believe there is anything like a natural golf swing. A golf swing is an unnatural thing, and it has to be developed.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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If you can’t outplay them, outwork them.
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The ultimate judge of your swing is the flight of the ball.
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I 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.
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I always outworked everybody. Work never bothered me as it bothers some people.
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All other things being equal, greens break to the west.
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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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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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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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This is a game of misses. The guy who misses the best is going to win.
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I’m glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.
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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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Why that would be like challenging Bing Crosby to a singing contest,wouldn’t it
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You hear stories about me beating my brains out practising, but the truth is, I was enjoying myself. I couldn’t wait to get up in the morning, so I could hit balls. When I’m hitting the ball where I want, hard and crisply, it’s a joy that very few people experience.
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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 play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.
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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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There are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.
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Golf is 20 percent talent and 80 percent management.
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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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I liked to win, but more than anything, I loved to play the way I wanted to play
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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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When you see an opportunity, you practice and work, at least from sunup to sundown.
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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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If the Masters offered no money at all, I would be here trying just as hard.
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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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