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“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.”

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Ben Hogan, born on August 13, 1912, in Texas, USA, was an outstanding golfer. He achieved remarkable success in the 1940s and 1950s, winning multiple major championships and is regarded as a legendary figure in the history of golf. more

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