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
BEN HOGANHit the ball up to the hole… You meet a better class of people up there.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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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 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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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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I play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.
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Shoot a lower score than everybody else.
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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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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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The most important shot in golf is the next one.
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Golf is 20 percent talent and 80 percent management.
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I never played a round when I didn’t learn something new about the game.
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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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Golf is not a game of good shots. It’s a game of bad shots.
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I always outworked everybody. Work never bothered me as it bothers some people.
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You only hit a straight ball by accident. The ball is going to move right or left every time you hit it, so you had better make it go one way or the other.
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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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