I dreamed one night that I had 17 holes-in-one and one two, and when I woke up I was so goddam mad.
BEN HOGANI liked to win, but more than anything, I loved to play the way I wanted to play
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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Certainly, if you can’t manage your game, you can’t play tournament golf.
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I play with friends, but we don’t play friendly games.
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I never played a round when I didn’t learn something new about 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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I play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.
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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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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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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’m glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.
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Hit the ball up to the hole… You meet a better class of people up there.
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May thy ball lie in green pastures, and not in still waters.
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Good golf begins with a good grip.
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The ultimate judge of your swing is the flight of the ball.
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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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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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