If we could have just screwed another head on his shoulders, he would have been the greatest golfer who ever lived.
BEN HOGANIf we could have just screwed another head on his shoulders, he would have been the greatest golfer who ever lived.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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If the Masters offered no money at all, I would be here trying just as hard.
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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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All other things being equal, greens break to the west.
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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 I practiced, I practiced to get it right.
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This is a game of misses. The guy who misses the best is going to win.
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Hit the ball up to the hole… You meet a better class of people up there.
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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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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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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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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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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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I always outworked everybody. Work never bothered me as it bothers some people.
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The ultimate judge of your swing is the flight of the ball.
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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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