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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.

Ben Hogan

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Ben Hogan
Age: 84 †
Born: 1912
Born: August 13
Died: 1997
Died: July 25
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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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