If the Masters offered no money at all, I would be here trying just as hard. Ben Hogan More Quotes by Ben Hogan More Quotes From 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 skillsgolftwo 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 ironplayergolf I hate a hook. It nauseates me. I could vomit when I see one. It's like a rattlesnake in your pocket. Ben Hogan pocketshategolf 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 drivingforcepeople I never played a round when I didn't learn something new about the game. Ben Hogan something-newgamesgolf Good golf begins with a good grip. Ben Hogan good-golfgolf 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 donegolfmean 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 championgolfmen 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 problemgolfaverage This is a game of misses. The guy who misses the best is going to win. Ben Hogan gameswinninggolf 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 golfmorningpeople Jesus Christ can't hit a golf ball straight. It's virtually impossible - at best it's an accident. Ben Hogan ballsgolfjesus I don't like the glamour. I just like the game. Ben Hogan glamourgamesgolf 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 golfnighttwo I always outworked everybody. Work never bothered me as it bothers some people. Ben Hogan botheredbotherpeople 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 airgolfsports Golf was my life. I didn't want to give it up. So I went to work! Ben Hogan wantgolfgiving All other things being equal, greens break to the west. Ben Hogan breakwestgolf I have found the game to be, in all factualness, a universal language wherever I traveled at home or abroad. Ben Hogan gameshomegolf 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-whygolfmen
