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> [Trouble shots are surprisingly easy if you activate your imagination. You simply must be able to imagine exactly what flight the ball will take before you can play any shot well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-hagen/trouble-shots-are-surprisingly-easy-if-you-activate-your-imagination/)

[Walter Hagen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-hagen/)

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## More by Walter Hagen

> [It is the addition of strangeness to beauty that constitutes the romantic character in art.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-hagen/it-is-the-addition-of-strangeness-to-beauty-that-constitutes-the/)

[Walter Hagen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-hagen/)

> [Don't forget to stop and smell the roses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-hagen/don-t-forget-to-stop-and-smell-the-roses/)

[Walter Hagen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-hagen/)

> [I would rather be of clear mind and decision with the wrong club than with an unclear mind and the right club.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-hagen/i-would-rather-be-of-clear-mind-and-decision-with-the-wrong-club-than/)

[Walter Hagen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-hagen/)

> [You're only here for a short visit. Don't hurry, don't worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-hagen/you-re-only-here-for-a-short-visit-don-t-hurry-don-t-worry-and-be/)

[Walter Hagen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-hagen/)

> [It takes six years to make a golfer: three to learn the game, then another three to unlearn all you have learned in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-hagen/it-takes-six-years-to-make-a-golfer-three-to-learn-the-game-then/)

[Walter Hagen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-hagen/)

> [It pleased the public to think I lived the easy, carefree life - the playboy of golf.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-hagen/it-pleased-the-public-to-think-i-lived-the-easy-carefree-life-the/)

[Walter Hagen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-hagen/)

> [You don't have the game you played last year or last week. You only have today's game. It may be far from your best,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-hagen/you-don-t-have-the-game-you-played-last-year-or-last-week-you-only/)

[Walter Hagen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-hagen/)

> [I never played a perfect 18 holes. There is no such thing. I expect to make at least seven mistakes a round. Therefore, when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-hagen/i-never-played-a-perfect-18-holes-there-is-no-such-thing-i-expect-to/)

[Walter Hagen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-hagen/)

> [That's the easiest 69 I ever made.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-hagen/that-s-the-easiest-69-i-ever-made/)

[Walter Hagen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-hagen/)

> [Make the hard ones look easy and the easy ones look hard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-hagen/make-the-hard-ones-look-easy-and-the-easy-ones-look-hard/)

[Walter Hagen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-hagen/)

> [No one remembers who came in second.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-hagen/no-one-remembers-who-came-in-second/)

[Walter Hagen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-hagen/)

> [Give me a man with big hands and big feet and no brains and I'll make a golfer out of him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-hagen/give-me-a-man-with-big-hands-and-big-feet-and-no-brains-and-i-ll-make/)

[Walter Hagen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-hagen/)

> [Don't hurry. Don't worry. You're only here for a short visit. So don't forget to stop and smell the roses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-hagen/don-t-hurry-don-t-worry-you-re-only-here-for-a-short-visit-so-don-t/)

[Walter Hagen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-hagen/)

> [I never wanted to be a millionaire. I just wanted to live like one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-hagen/i-never-wanted-to-be-a-millionaire-i-just-wanted-to-live-like-one/)

[Walter Hagen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-hagen/)

> [When I have a match to play, I begin to relax as soon as I wake up. Everything I do, I do slow and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-hagen/when-i-have-a-match-to-play-i-begin-to-relax-as-soon-as-i-wake-up/)

[Walter Hagen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-hagen/)

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