This is a game of misses. The guy who misses the best is going to win.
BEN HOGANI don’t like the glamour. I just like the game.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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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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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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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.
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Shoot a lower score than everybody else.
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I’m glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.
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Placing the ball in the right position for the next shot is eighty percent of winning golf.
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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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Relax? How can anybody relax and play golf? You have to grip the club, don’t you?
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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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Jesus Christ can’t hit a golf ball straight. It’s virtually impossible – at best it’s an accident.
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Every day you miss playing or practicing is one day longer it takes to be good.
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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 a man can shoot 10 birdies, there’s no reason why he can’t shoot 18. Why can’t you birdie every hole on the course?
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The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.
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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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