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The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.

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Ben Hogan
Age: 84 †
Born: 1912
Born: August 13
Died: 1997
Died: July 25
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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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Why that would be like challenging Bing Crosby to a singing contest,wouldn't it
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I'm glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.
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If you can't outplay them, outwork them.
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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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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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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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Golf is not a game of good shots. It's a game of bad shots.
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I always outworked everybody. Work never bothered me as it bothers some people.
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Certainly, if you can't manage your game, you can't play tournament golf. You continually have to ask yourself what club to play, where to aim it, whether to accept a safe par or to try to go for a birdie. You can't play every hole the same way. I never could.
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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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Golf is 20 percent talent and 80 percent management.
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People have always been telling me what I can't do. I guess I have wanted to show them. That's been one of my driving forces all my life.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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