Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ben Hogan

Like most professional golfers, I have a tendency to remember my poor shots a shade more vividly than the good ones.

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

Golf is 20 percent talent and 80 percent management.

Ben Hogan

I don't like the glamour. I just like the game.

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 era because he has what it takes to reach the top.

Ben Hogan

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

Ben Hogan

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

There are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.

Ben Hogan

Hitting a golf ball and putting have nothing in common. They're two different games. You work all your life to perfect a repeating swing that will get you to the greens, and then you have to try to do something that is totally unrelated. There shouldn't be any cups, just flag sticks. And then the man who hit the most fairways and greens and got closest to the pins would be the tournament winner.

Ben Hogan

The most important shot in golf is the next one.

Ben Hogan

All other things being equal, greens break to the west.

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

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.

Ed McMahon

Agriculture is the new golf

Elinor Lipman

I watch golf on television, although I don't golf - except for visits to the driving range in spurts.

Show me a man who is a good loser and I'll show you a man who is playing golf with his boss.

She had a very good season and played some very good golf at the end of the season. Katie has much potential in her game.

Annika Sorenstam

Obviously I'm very happy with my position. It was good steady golf, hitting a lot of fairways and greens and I'm putting very well.

Annika Sorenstam

Obviously I'm in a position that I want to be. I like this golf course. I had a good (round) last year on Sunday. I'm going to keep that in my mind.

Nobody spends more time with the junior golfers than Pete.

People were playing golf there two weeks ago.

Scott didn't have a good day on the greens today. If he did, I probably don't win the golf tournament.

Dick Van Dyke

Stan said he used to keep Hardy late, make him miss his golf game, and really get him mad.

Dennis Quaid

I can't hit a ball more than 200 yards. I have no butt. You need a butt if you're going to hit a golf ball.

Dennis Quaid

I found golf late in life, in 1990. I took some lessons and struggled. Then one day, I hit a drive that was so crisp and clean, with no vibration. There's no feeling like it. I was hooked.

Dennis Quaid

Surfing is like golf: You're always battling, and it keeps knocking you down. There are a lot of wipeouts. But when you stay with it and catch that wave, you really taste it. It's magic.

My level of play has dropped, not out of neglect or anything. It's just that's the way it goes. I mean, golf is a weird game.

Brian Weiss

The ball retriever is not long enough to get my putter out of the tree.

Brian Weiss

That divot is so deep, I will need a sod cutter to fix it.

Brian Weiss

It breaks towards the center of the earth when it is above the hole.

Brian Weiss

I was asked by a golfer how to lower his scores. I replied start playing 9 holes instead of 18. I worked for me, it cut my scores in half.

Brent Musburger

I'd play every day if I could. It's cheaper than a shrink and there are no telephones on my golf cart.

Brent Musburger

Nothing dissects a man in public quite like golf.