I’m glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.
BEN HOGANGolf was my life. I didn’t want to give it up. So I went to work!
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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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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When I practiced, I practiced to get it right.
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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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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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Certainly, if you can’t manage your game, you can’t play tournament golf.
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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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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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As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round.
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I play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never 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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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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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 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 never played a round when I didn’t learn something new about the game.
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