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title: "1 Winning Golf Quotes By Ben Hogan"
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> [Placing the ball in the right position for the next shot is eighty percent of winning golf.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-hogan/placing-the-ball-in-the-right-position-for-the-next-shot-is-eighty/)

[Ben Hogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-hogan/)

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## 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/)

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