Relax? How can anybody relax and play golf? You have to grip the club, don’t you?
BEN HOGANIf 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?
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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There is no similarity between golf and putting; they are two different games, one played in the air, and the other on the ground.
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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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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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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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Selecting a stroke is like selecting a wife. To each his own.
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I’m glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.
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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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When I practiced, I practiced to get it right.
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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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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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May thy ball lie in green pastures, and not in still waters.
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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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Every day you miss playing or practicing is one day longer it takes to be good.
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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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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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