All other things being equal, greens break to the west.
BEN HOGANYou 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.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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Good golf begins with a good grip.
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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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Shoot a lower score than everybody else.
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Selecting a stroke is like selecting a wife. To each his own.
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When I practiced, I practiced to get it right.
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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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If the Masters offered no money at all, I would be here trying just as hard.
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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 liked to win, but more than anything, I loved to play the way I wanted to play
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Every day you miss playing or practicing is one day longer it takes to be good.
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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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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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I play with friends, but we don’t play friendly games.
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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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I always outworked everybody. Work never bothered me as it bothers some people.
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