Ben Hogan Quotes

I learn something new about the game almost every time I step on the course.

There is no similarity between golf and putting; they are two different games, one played in the air, and the other on the ground.

I play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.

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.

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.

Golf was my life. I didn't want to give it up. So I went to work!

Relax? How can anybody relax and play golf? You have to grip the club, don't you?

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.

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.

The greatest pleasure is obtained by improving.

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.

I see no reason that a golf course cannot be played in 18 birdies. Just because no one has ever done that doesn't mean it can't be done.

Golf is 20 percent talent and 80 percent management.

If we could have just screwed another head on his shoulders, he would have been the greatest golfer who ever lived.

I play with friends, but we don't play friendly games.

Selecting a stroke is like selecting a wife. To each his own.

Golf is not a game of good shots. It's a game of bad shots.

A well hit golf shot is a feeling that goes up the shaft, right through your hands and into your heart.

The ultimate judge of your swing is the flight of the ball.

I hate a hook. It nauseates me. I could vomit when I see one. It's like a rattlesnake in your pocket.

Shoot a lower score than everybody else.

Hit the ball up to the hole ... You meet a better class of people up there.

Why that would be like challenging Bing Crosby to a singing contest,wouldn't it

Every day you miss playing or practicing is one day longer it takes to be good.

Your name is the most important thing you own. Don't ever do anything to disgrace or cheapen it.

As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round.

Like most professional golfers, I have a tendency to remember my poor shots a shade more vividly than the good ones.

If the Masters offered no money at all, I would be here trying just as hard.

All other things being equal, greens break to the west.

The most important shot in golf is the next one.

I couldn't wait for the sun to come up the next morning so that I could get out on the course again.

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?

If you can't outplay them, outwork them.

Placing the ball in the right position for the next shot is eighty percent of winning golf.

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.

I don't like the glamour. I just like the game.