Ben Hogan Professions : Golfer Born : August 13, 1912 Died : July 25, 1997 Browse All Authors Top 61 quotes by Ben Hogan A shot that goes in the cup is pure luck, but a shot to within two feet of the flag is skill. Ben Hogan skills golf two 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. Ben Hogan iron player golf I hate a hook. It nauseates me. I could vomit when I see one. It's like a rattlesnake in your pocket. Ben Hogan pockets hate 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. Ben Hogan driving force people I never played a round when I didn't learn something new about the game. Ben Hogan something-new games golf Good golf begins with a good grip. Ben Hogan good-golf golf 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. Ben Hogan done golf mean 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. Ben Hogan champion golf men 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 Ben Hogan problem golf average This is a game of misses. The guy who misses the best is going to win. Ben Hogan games winning golf 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. Ben Hogan golf morning people Jesus Christ can't hit a golf ball straight. It's virtually impossible - at best it's an accident. Ben Hogan balls golf jesus I don't like the glamour. I just like the game. Ben Hogan glamour games golf 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 Hogan golf night two I always outworked everybody. Work never bothered me as it bothers some people. Ben Hogan bothered bother people There is no similarity between golf and putting; they are two different games, one played in the air, and the other on the ground. Ben Hogan air golf sports Golf was my life. I didn't want to give it up. So I went to work! Ben Hogan want golf giving All other things being equal, greens break to the west. Ben Hogan break west golf I have found the game to be, in all factualness, a universal language wherever I traveled at home or abroad. Ben Hogan games home golf 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? Ben Hogan reason-why golf men Similar Authors Brad Faxon golfer Byron Nelson golfer Bubba Watson golfer Boo Weekley golfer Anthony Kim golfer Amy Alcott golfer All Authors