The most important shot in golf is the next one.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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 don’t like the glamour. I just like the game.
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Every day you miss playing or practicing is one day longer it takes to be good.
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The greatest pleasure is obtained by improving.
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When I practiced, I practiced to get it right.
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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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Golf is 20 percent talent and 80 percent management.
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Like most professional golfers, I have a tendency to remember my poor shots a shade more vividly than the good ones.
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Why that would be like challenging Bing Crosby to a singing contest,wouldn’t it
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Selecting a stroke is like selecting a wife. To each his own.
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When you see an opportunity, you practice and work, at least from sunup to sundown.
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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 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 hear stories about me beating my brains out practising, but the truth is, I was enjoying myself. I couldn’t wait to get up in the morning, so I could hit balls. When I’m hitting the ball where I want, hard and crisply, it’s a joy that very few people experience.
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I’m glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.
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I play with friends, but we don’t play friendly games.
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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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If the Masters offered no money at all, I would be here trying just as hard.
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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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I have found the game to be, in all factualness, a universal language wherever I traveled at home or abroad.
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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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