Golf Quotes Ben Hogan

Ben Hogan

The most important shot in golf is the next one.

— Ben Hogan

Golf is 20 percent talent and 80 percent management.

— Ben Hogan

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

— Ben Hogan

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

The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.

— Ben Hogan

May thy ball lie in green pastures, and not in still waters.

— Ben Hogan

Every day that you don’t practice is one day longer before you achieve greatness

— Ben Hogan

The most important shot in golf is the next one.

— Ben Hogan

Reverse every natural instinct and do the opposite of what you are inclined to do, and you will probably come very close to having a perfect golf swing.

— Ben Hogan

The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.

— Ben Hogan

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

— Ben Hogan

There are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.

— Ben Hogan

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

— Ben Hogan

Golf is 20 percent talent and 80 percent management.

— Ben Hogan

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

— Ben Hogan

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

— 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

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

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

— Ben Hogan

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