May thy ball lie in green pastures, and not in still waters.
BEN HOGANIf the Masters offered no money at all, I would be here trying just as hard.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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The ultimate judge of your swing is the flight of the ball.
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Hit the ball up to the hole… You meet a better class of people up there.
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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 always outworked everybody. Work never bothered me as it bothers some people.
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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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Reverse every natural instinct and do the opposite of what you are inclined to do, and you will probably come very close to having a perfect golf swing.
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The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.
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Certainly, if you can’t manage your game, you can’t play tournament golf.
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The greatest pleasure is obtained by improving.
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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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Every day that you don’t practice is one day longer before you achieve greatness
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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 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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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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I never played a round when I didn’t learn something new about the game.
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