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This is a game of misses. The guy who misses the best is going to win.

Ben Hogan

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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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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 are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.
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All other things being equal, greens break to the west.
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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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Shoot a lower score than everybody else.
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May thy ball lie in green pastures, and not in still waters.
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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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Good golf begins with a good grip.
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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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Why that would be like challenging Bing Crosby to a singing contest,wouldn't it
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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 always outworked everybody. Work never bothered me as it bothers some people.
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