--- title: "8 Golfers Quotes By Ben Hogan" description: "8 Golfers quotes by Ben Hogan. Plus more from Ben Hogan and more Golfers sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d9/ben-hogan-10856_friendly_i-play-with-friends-but-we-don-t-play-fr_984146.png" --- > [I play with friends, but we don't play friendly games.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-hogan/i-play-with-friends-but-we-don-t-play-friendly-games/) [Ben Hogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-hogan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d9/ben-hogan-10856_friendly_i-play-with-friends-but-we-don-t-play-fr_984146.png) > [Like most professional golfers, I have a tendency to remember my poor shots a shade more vividly than the good ones.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-hogan/like-most-professional-golfers-i-have-a-tendency-to-remember-my-poor/) [Ben Hogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-hogan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa5/ben-hogan-10856_golf_like-most-professional-golfers-i-have-a_1299340.jpg) > [There's no set time or schedule for developing one's skills as a professional golfer, and it certainly doesn't come overnight. It's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-hogan/there-s-no-set-time-or-schedule-for-developing-one-s-skills-as-a/) [Ben Hogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-hogan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61b/ben-hogan-10856_developing_there-s-no-set-time-or-schedule-for-deve_1520539.png) > [This is a game of misses. The guy who misses the best is going to win.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-hogan/this-is-a-game-of-misses-the-guy-who-misses-the-best-is-going-to-win/) [Ben Hogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-hogan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42a/ben-hogan-10856_football_this-is-a-game-of-misses-the-guy-who-mis_1965210.png) > [The most important shot in golf is the next one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-hogan/the-most-important-shot-in-golf-is-the-next-one/) [Ben Hogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-hogan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ded/ben-hogan-10856_best-shot_the-most-important-shot-in-golf-is-the-n_2032105.png) > [I have found the game to be, in all factualness, a universal language wherever I traveled at home or abroad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-hogan/i-have-found-the-game-to-be-in-all-factualness-a-universal-language/) [Ben Hogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-hogan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2b/ben-hogan-10856_found_i-have-found-the-game-to-be-in-all-factu_2290539.png) > [May thy ball lie in green pastures, and not in still waters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-hogan/may-thy-ball-lie-in-green-pastures-and-not-in-still-waters/) [Ben Hogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-hogan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/940/ben-hogan-10856_ball_may-thy-ball-lie-in-green-pastures-and-n_2376011.png) > [The average golfer's problem is not so much the lack of ability as it is lack of knowledge about what he should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-hogan/the-average-golfer-s-problem-is-not-so-much-the-lack-of-ability-as-it/) [Ben Hogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-hogan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f7/ben-hogan-10856_ability_the-average-golfer-s-problem-is-not-so-m_2970950.png) ## Other authors on Golfers - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-lee-trevino-59370.jpg) Lee Trevino 12 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/golfers/lee-trevino/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-tiger-woods-90812.jpg) Tiger Woods 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/golfers/tiger-woods/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-jack-nicklaus-45490.jpg) Jack Nicklaus 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/golfers/jack-nicklaus/) - [P. G. Wodehouse 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/golfers/p-g-wodehouse-2/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henry-beard-41411.jpg) Henry Beard 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/golfers/henry-beard/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-arnold-palmer-14767.jpg) Arnold Palmer 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/golfers/arnold-palmer/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-dan-jenkins-26210.jpg) Dan Jenkins 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/golfers/dan-jenkins/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-chi-chi-rodriguez-23146.jpg) Chi Chi Rodriguez 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/golfers/chi-chi-rodriguez/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bobby-jones-18769.jpg) Bobby Jones 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/golfers/bobby-jones/) ## More by Ben Hogan > [I learn something new about the game almost every time I step on the course.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-hogan/i-learn-something-new-about-the-game-almost-every-time-i-step-on-the/) [Ben Hogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-hogan/) > [I always outworked everybody. Work never bothered me as it bothers some people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-hogan/i-always-outworked-everybody-work-never-bothered-me-as-it-bothers/) [Ben Hogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-hogan/) > [There are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-hogan/there-are-no-shortcuts-in-the-quest-for-perfection/) [Ben Hogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-hogan/) > [The ultimate judge of your swing is the flight of the ball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-hogan/the-ultimate-judge-of-your-swing-is-the-flight-of-the-ball/) [Ben Hogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-hogan/) > [Hit the ball up to the hole... You meet a better class of people up there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-hogan/hit-the-ball-up-to-the-hole-you-meet-a-better-class-of-people-up-there/) [Ben Hogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-hogan/) > [I dreamed one night that I had 17 holes-in-one and one two, and when I woke up I was so goddam mad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-hogan/i-dreamed-one-night-that-i-had-17-holes-in-one-and-one-two-and-when-i/) [Ben Hogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-hogan/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-hogan/i-see-no-reason-that-a-golf-course-cannot-be-played-in-18-birdies/) [Ben Hogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-hogan/) > [The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-hogan/the-only-thing-a-golfer-needs-is-more-daylight/) [Ben Hogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-hogan/) > [I have always felt and said that a man who can be a champion in one era could be a champion in any other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-hogan/i-have-always-felt-and-said-that-a-man-who-can-be-a-champion-in-one/) [Ben Hogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-hogan/) > [It's the greatest par-3 hole in America.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-hogan/it-s-the-greatest-par-3-hole-in-america/) [Ben Hogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-hogan/) > [All other things being equal, greens break to the west.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-hogan/all-other-things-being-equal-greens-break-to-the-west/) [Ben Hogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-hogan/) > [You only hit a straight ball by accident. The ball is going to move right or left every time you hit it, so you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-hogan/you-only-hit-a-straight-ball-by-accident-the-ball-is-going-to-move/) [Ben Hogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-hogan/) > [Every day that you don't practice is one day longer before you achieve greatness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-hogan/every-day-that-you-don-t-practice-is-one-day-longer-before-you/) [Ben Hogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-hogan/) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-hogan/i-don-t-believe-there-is-anything-like-a-natural-golf-swing-a-golf/) [Ben Hogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-hogan/) > [I never played a round when I didn't learn something new about the game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-hogan/i-never-played-a-round-when-i-didn-t-learn-something-new-about-the/) [Ben Hogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-hogan/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/golfers/ben-hogan/#itemlist", "name": "8 Golfers Quotes By Ben Hogan", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I play with friends, but we don't play friendly games.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ben Hogan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-hogan/i-play-with-friends-but-we-don-t-play-friendly-games/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d9/ben-hogan-10856_friendly_i-play-with-friends-but-we-don-t-play-fr_984146.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d9/ben-hogan-10856_friendly_i-play-with-friends-but-we-don-t-play-fr_984146.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d9/ben-hogan-10856_friendly_i-play-with-friends-but-we-don-t-play-fr_984146.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I play with friends, but we don't play friendly games.” — Ben Hogan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Like most professional golfers, I have a tendency to remember my poor shots a shade more vividly than the good ones.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ben Hogan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-hogan/like-most-professional-golfers-i-have-a-tendency-to-remember-my-poor/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa5/ben-hogan-10856_golf_like-most-professional-golfers-i-have-a_1299340.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa5/ben-hogan-10856_golf_like-most-professional-golfers-i-have-a_1299340.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa5/ben-hogan-10856_golf_like-most-professional-golfers-i-have-a_1299340.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Like most professional golfers, I have a tendency to remember my poor shots a shade more vividly than the…” — Ben Hogan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There's no set time or schedule for developing one's skills as a professional golfer, and it certainly doesn't come overnight. 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