Walter Hagen
Walter Hagen
Walter Charles Hagenwas an American professional golfer and a major figure in golf in the first half of the 20th century. His tally of 11 professional majors is third behind Jack Nicklausand Tiger Woods...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionGolfer
Date of Birth21 December 1892
CityRochester, NY
CountryUnited States of America
american-athlete forget short smell stop
Don 't hurry. Don't worry. You're only here for a short visit. So don't forget to stop and smell the roses.
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It pleased the public to think I lived the easy, carefree life - the playboy of golf.
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Make the hard ones look easy and the easy ones look hard.
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I don't want to be a millionaire; just live like one.
golf years games
It takes six years to make a golfer: three to learn the game, then another three to unlearn all you have learned in the first three years. You might be a golfer when you arrive at that stage, but more likely you are just starting.
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Hurry up Gene, I got a date tonight.
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Miss a putt for $2,000? Not likely!
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Don't forget to stop and smell the roses.
golf missing tragedy
There is no tragedy in missing a putt, no matter how short. All have erred in this respect.
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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.
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The course is playing the players instead of the players playing the course.
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Whatever happens on the golf course is OK, because if I put the ball in trouble I know that I have the skills to get it out of trouble and back into play.
thinking wonderful bunkers
My dear, did you ever stop to think what a wonderful bunker you would make?
golf feet balls
Short putts are missed because it is not physically possible to make the little ball travel over uncertain ground for three or four feet with any degree of regularity.