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| Birth | August 13, 1912 Stephenville, Texas |
| Death | July 25, 1997 (aged 84) Fort Worth, Texas |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas and the seventeenth-largest city in the United States. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches. 70 m) |
| Weight | 140 lb (64 kg) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| Turned Professional | 1930 |
| Retired | 1971 |
| Professional wins | 64 (all PGA Tour) |
| Major championship wins (9) | |
| Masters | (2) 1951, 1953 |
| U.S. Open | (4) 1948, 1950, 1951, 1953 |
| British Open | (1) 1953 |
| PGA Championship | (2) 1946, 1948 |
| Awards | |
| PGA Player of the Year | 1948, 1950, 1951, 1953 |
| PGA Tour money winner | 1940, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1948 |
| Vardon Trophy | 1940, 1941, 1948 |
William Ben Hogan (August 13, 1912 – July 25, 1997) was an American golfer, and is generally considered one of the greatest golfers in the history of the game. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters or The US Masters (outside of the United States is one of four major championships in men's The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships The PGA Championship (sometimes referred to as the US PGA Championship outside of North America is an annual Golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. The Vardon Trophy is awarded annually by the PGA of America to the PGA Tour 's leader in scoring average Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In Golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained [1] Born within six months of two of the other acknowledged golf greats of the twentieth century, Sam Snead and Byron Nelson, Hogan is notable for his profound influence on the golf swing theory and his legendary ball-striking ability, for which he remains renowned among players and aficionados. Career In 1937 his first year on the Tour he won five events including the Oakland Open at Claremont Country Club in California Early life and career Born near Waxahachie Texas, Byron Nelson was the son of Madge Allen Nelson and John Byron Nelson Sr His life is depicted in the biographical film, Follow the Sun (1951). Follow the Sun is a 1951 Biographical film of the life of Golf legend Ben Hogan.
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Early life and character
Born in Stephenville, Texas, he was the third and youngest child of Chester and Clara (Williams) Hogan. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. His father was a blacksmith and the family lived ten miles southwest in Dublin until 1921, when they moved 70 miles (112 km) northeast to Forth Worth. blacksmith is a person who creates objects from Iron or Steel by Forging the Metal; i Dublin is a city in Erath County, Texas, United States. The population was 3754 at the 2000 census Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas and the seventeenth-largest city in the United States. Following his father's suicide, a self-inflicted gunshot to the chest at the family home in 1922, the family incurred financial difficulty and the children took jobs to help their seamstress mother make ends meet. Sewing or stitching is the fastening of Cloth, Leather, Furs Bark, or other flexible materials using needle and Older brother Royal quit school at age fourteen to deliver office supplies by bicycle, and nine year-old Ben sold newspapers after school at the nearby train station. A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. A tip from a friend led him to caddying in at the age of eleven, at Glen Garden Country Club, a nine-hole course seven miles (11 km) to the south. In Golf, a caddy (or caddie) is the person who carries a player's bag and gives insightful advice and moral support
At age 9, Hogan's father Chester committed suicide. By some accounts Chester committed suicide in front of him, which some (including Hogan biographer James Dodson) have cited as the cause of his introverted personality in later years. [2]One of his fellow caddies at Glen Garden was Byron Nelson, later a tour rival. Early life and career Born near Waxahachie Texas, Byron Nelson was the son of Madge Allen Nelson and John Byron Nelson Sr The two would tie for the lead at the annual Christmas caddy tournament in December 1927, when both were fifteen. Nelson sunk a thirty foot putt to tie on the ninth and final hole. Instead of sudden death, they played another nine holes; Nelson sunk another substantial putt on the final green to win by a stroke.
The following spring, Nelson was granted the only junior membership offered by the members of Glen Garden. Club rules did not allow caddies age 16 and older, so after August 1928, Hogan took his game to three scrubby daily-fee courses: Katy Lake, Worth Hills, and Z-Boaz.
Hogan dropped out of Central High School during the final semester of his senior year, and became a professional golfer at the Texas Open in San Antonio in late January 1930, more than six months shy of his eighteenth birthday. His early years as a pro were very difficult, and he went broke more than once. He did not win his first pro tournament until March 1940, when he won three consecutive tournaments in North Carolina. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States Although it took a decade to secure his first victory, Hogan's wife Valerie believed in him, and this helped see him through the tough years, when he battled a hook, which he later cured. Hogan met Valerie Fox in Sunday school in Fort Worth in the mid-1920s, and they reacquainted in 1932 when he landed a low-paying club pro job in Cleburne, where her family had moved. Cleburne is a city in Johnson County, Texas, United States. The population was 29050 as of the 2007 census They married in April 1935 at her parents' home.
By most accounts, Ben Hogan was the best golfer of his era, and still stands as one of the greatest of all time. "The Hawk" possessed fierce determination and an iron will, combined with his unquestionable golf skills, formed an aura which could intimidate opponents into competitive submission. In Scotland, Hogan was known as "The Wee Ice Man", or, in some versions, "Wee Ice Mon," a moniker earned during his famous British Open victory at Carnoustie in 1953. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships Carnoustie Golf Links in the town of Carnoustie, Angus, in the east of Scotland is one of the venues in the Open Championship rotation Athletics Marathon September 12 &mdash Enschede Marathon, Netherlands Men's Winner It is a reference to his steely and seemingly nerveless demeanor, itself a product of a golf swing he had built that was designed to perform better the more pressure he put it under. Hogan rarely spoke during competition, and few opponents could avoid wilting under his icy glare. Hogan was also highly respected by fellow competitors for his superb course management skills. During his peak years, he rarely if ever attempted a shot in competition which he had not thoroughly honed in practice.
Career-threatening accident
Between the years of 1938 through 1959, Hogan won 63 professional golf tournaments despite his career's being interrupted in its prime by World War II and a near-fatal car accident. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Hogan and his wife, Valerie, survived a head-on collision with a Greyhound bus on a fog-shrouded bridge east of Van Horn, Texas on February 2, 1949. Van Horn is a town in Culberson County, Texas, United States. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
This accident left Hogan with a double-fracture of the pelvis, a fractured collar bone, a left ankle fracture, a chipped rib, and near-fatal blood clots: he would suffer lifelong circulation problems and other physical limitations. The pelvis (pl pelvises or pelves) or pelvic girdle is the irregular bony structure located at the base of the spine (properly known In Human anatomy, the ankle Joint is formed where the Foot and the leg meet In Vertebrate Anatomy, ribs ( Latin costae) are the long curved Bones which form the ribcage. A thrombus, or blood clot, is the final product of the Blood coagulation step in Hemostasis. His doctors said he might never walk again, let alone play golf competitively. He left the hospital on April 1, 59 days after the accident. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne
The "Hogan Slam" season
The win at Carnoustie was but a part of Hogan's watershed 1953 season, in which he won five of the six tournaments he entered and the first three major championships of the year (a feat known as the "Hogan Slam"). The men's major golf championships, often referred to simply as "the majors" are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional Golf. The Grand Slam in golf is winning all the golf's major championships in the same calendar year
It still stands among the greatest single seasons in the history of professional golf. Hogan was unable to enter — and possibly win — the 1953 PGA Championship (to complete the Grand Slam) because its play (July 1–7) overlapped the play of the British Open at Carnoustie (July 6–10), which he won. The PGA Championship (sometimes referred to as the US PGA Championship outside of North America is an annual Golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America The Grand Slam in golf is winning all the golf's major championships in the same calendar year "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England It was the only time a golfer won three major championships in a year until Tiger Woods matched the feat in 2000.
Hogan often declined to play in the PGA Championship, skipping it more and more often as his career wore on. There were two reasons for this: firstly, the PGA Championship was, until 1958, a match play event, and Hogan's particular skill was "shooting a number" — meticulously planning and executing a strategy to achieve a score for a round on a particular course (even to the point of leaving out the 7-iron in the U. Match play is a scoring system for Golf in which a player or team earns points for each hole in which they have bested their opponents this is as opposed to Stroke play S. Open at Merion, saying "there are no 7-iron shots at Merion"). The second reason was that the PGA required several days of 36 holes per day competition, and after his 1949 auto accident, Hogan was barely able to manage 18 holes on his bandaged legs.
His nine career professional major championships tie him (with Gary Player) for fourth all-time, trailing only Jack Nicklaus (18), Tiger Woods (13) and Walter Hagen (11). Background and family Gary Player was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, the youngest of Harry and Muriel Player's three children For his detailed statistics records and other achievements see List of career achievements by Jack Nicklaus. Background and family Woods was born in Cypress, California to Earl (1932-2006 and Kultida (Tida Woods PGA Tour wins (45 1914 (1 US Open 1916 (3 Metropolitan Open, Shawnee Open Western Open 1918 (1
Hogan's golf swing
Ben Hogan is widely acknowledged to have been the greatest ball striker ever to have played golf. Although he had a formidable record as a tournament winner, it is this aspect of Hogan which mostly underpins his modern reputation.
Hogan was known to practice more than any other golfer of his contemporaries and is said to have "invented practice". On this matter, Hogan himself said, "You hear stories about me beating my brains out practicing, but. . . I was enjoying myself. I couldn't wait to get up in the morning, so I could hit balls. When I'm hitting the ball where I want, hard and crisply, it's a joy that very few people experience. "[3] He was also one of the first players to match particular clubs to yardages, or references points around the course such as bunkers or trees, in order to improve his distance control.
Hogan thought that an individual's golf swing was "in the dirt" and that mastering it required plenty of practice and repetition. He is also known to have spent years contemplating the golf swing, trying a range of theories and methods before arriving at the finished method which brought him his greatest period of success.
The young Hogan was badly afflicted by hooking the golf ball. Although slight of build at only 5'7" and 140 pounds (64 kg), attributes that earned him the nickname "Bantam", which he thoroughly disliked, he was very long off the tee early in his career, and even competed in long drive contests.
It has been alleged that Hogan used a "strong" grip, with hands more the right of the club grip in tournament play prior to his accident in 1949, despite often practicing with a "weak" grip, with the back of the left wrist facing the target, and that this limited his success, or, at least, his reliability, up to that date (source: John Jacobs in his book 'Fifty Greatest Golf Lessons of the Century'). John Jacobs may refer to John Jacobs (American golfer (born 1945 PGA Tour and Champions Tour player John Jacobs (student leader, SDS member
Jacobs alleges that Byron Nelson told him this information, and furthermore that Hogan developed and used the "strong" grip as a boy in order to be able to hit the ball as far as bigger, stronger contemporaries. Early life and career Born near Waxahachie Texas, Byron Nelson was the son of Madge Allen Nelson and John Byron Nelson Sr This strong grip is what resulted in Hogan hitting the odd disastrous snap hook. Nelson and Hogan both grew up in Fort Worth, and they are known to have played against each other as teenagers.
Hogan's late swing produced the famed "Hogan Fade" ball flight, lower than usual for a great player and from left to right. This ball flight was the result of his using a "draw" type swing in conjunction with a "weak" grip, a combination which all but negated the chance of hitting a hook.
Hogan played and practised golf with only bare-hands i. e. he played or practised without wearing any gloves. Interesting Moe Norman also did the same, playing and practising without wearing any golf gloves. Murray Irwin "Moe" Norman ( July 10, 1929 – September 4, 2004) was a Canadian Professional golfer. Both these players are/were arguably the greatest ball strikers golf has ever known, even Tiger Woods quoted them as the only players ever to have "owned their swings", in that they had total control of it and as a result, the ball's flight[4].
Hogan's secret
Hogan is thought to have developed a "secret" which made his swing nearly automatic. His "secret", a special wrist movement known as "cupping under", was revealed in a 1955 Life magazine article,. However, many believed Hogan did not reveal all that he knew at the time. It has since been alleged in Golf Digest magazine that the second element of Hogan's "secret" was the way in which he used his right knee to initiate the swing and that this right knee movement was critical to the correct operation of the wrist. Golf Digest is a monthly Golf Magazine published by Condé Nast Publications in the United States.
Hogan revealed later in life that the "secret" involved cupping the left wrist at the top of the back swing and using a weaker left hand grip (thumb more on top of the grip as opposed to on the right side).
Hogan did this to prevent himself from ever hooking the ball off the tee. By positioning his hands in this manner, he ensured that the club face would be slightly open upon impact, creating a fade (left to right ball flight) as opposed to a draw or hook (right to left ball flight).
This is not something that would benefit all golfers, however, since the average right-handed golfer already slices or fades the ball. The draw is more appealing to amateurs due to its greater carry. However, although he played right-handed as an adult, Hogan was left-handed. His early play with right-handed equipment was using a cross-handed (right hand at the end of the club, left hand below it) grip. In "The Search for the Perfect Golf Swing", researchers Cochran and Stobbs held the opinion that a left-handed person playing right handed would be prone to hook the ball.
Even a decade after his death, amateurs and professionals continue to study the techniques of this consummate player, as evidenced by such books as Ben Hogan, The Man Behind the Mystique (Martin, 2002) and the more recent The Secret of Hogan's Swing (Bertrand and Bowler, 2006).
"Five Fundamentals" and golf instruction
Hogan believed that a solid, repeatable golf swing involved only a few essential elements, which, when performed correctly and in sequence, were the essence of the swing. His book Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf is perhaps the most widely-read golf tutorial ever written, although Harvey Penick's Little Red Book would also have a claim to that title, and the principles therein are often parroted by modern "swing gurus". Harvey Morrison Penick ( October 23, 1904 &ndash April 2, 1995) was a well-known Golf pro and instructor
Ben Hogan's Modern Fundamentals: The Five Lessons of Golf was initially released as a five part series beginning in the March 1957 issue of Sports Illustrated magazine, and was printed in book form later in that same year. It is currently in its 64th printing. Even today it continues to maintain a place at or near the top of the Amazon. com golf book sales rankings. The book was co-authored by Herbert Warren Wind, and illustrated by artist Anthony Ravielli. Herbert Warren Wind ( August 11, 1916 &ndash May 30, 2005) was an American Golfer and golf Writer, who also wrote
Playing style
Hogan is widely acknowledged to have been the best ball striker ever.
Hogan's ball striking has been described as being of near miraculous caliber by very knowledgeable observers such as Jack Nicklaus, who only saw him play some years after his prime. For his detailed statistics records and other achievements see List of career achievements by Jack Nicklaus. Nicklaus once responded to the question, "Is Tiger Woods the best ball striker you have ever seen?" with, "No, no - Ben Hogan, easily"[5]. Background and family Woods was born in Cypress, California to Earl (1932-2006 and Kultida (Tida Woods
Further testimony to Hogan's (and Norman's) status among top golfers is provided by Tiger Woods, who recently said that he wished to "own his (golf) swing" in the same way as Moe Norman and Hogan had. Background and family Woods was born in Cypress, California to Earl (1932-2006 and Kultida (Tida Woods Murray Irwin "Moe" Norman ( July 10, 1929 – September 4, 2004) was a Canadian Professional golfer. Woods claimed that this pair were the only players ever to have "owned their swings", in that they had total control of it and, as a result, of the ball's flight[6].
Although his ball striking was perhaps the greatest ever, Hogan is also known to have at times been a very poor putter by professional standards, particularly on slow greens. A golf course consists of a series of holes each consisting of a Teeing ground, Fairway, rough and other hazards and a green with a pin and cup all designed for The majority of his putting problems developed after his car accident in 1949. Towards the end of his career, he would stand over the ball, in some cases for minutes, before drawing the putter back. It was written in the Hogan Biography, Ben Hogan: An American Life, that Hogan had damaged one of his eyes and that poor vision added to his putting problems.
While he suffered from the "yips" in his later years, Hogan was known as an effective putter from mid to short range on quick, US Open style surfaces at times during his career. Yips, or The yips is an expression describing an apparently baseless sudden loss of ability in one of a number of different sports
Career and records
In 1948 alone, Ben Hogan won 10 tournaments, including the U.S. Open at Riviera Country Club, a course known as "Hogan's Alley" because of his success there. The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US The Riviera Country Club is a Country club with a championship Golf course. Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, a modern PGA tournament venue, is also known as "Hogan's Alley" and may have the better claim to the nickname. For the club in Tennessee see Colonial Country Club (Cordova Colonial Country Club is a private golf club in Fort Worth, Texas ( USA Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas and the seventeenth-largest city in the United States. Hogan's Alley is also the name of an FBI training complex, and the term has its origins in the late 19th century in the form of a cartoon strip, only later being matched with courses at which Hogan excelled. The sixth hole at Carnoustie, a par five from the tee of which Hogan took a famously difficult line off during each of his rounds in the 1953 Open Championship, has also recently been renamed Hogan's Alley. Carnoustie (kærnuːsti is a town and former Police burgh in the council area of Angus, Scotland The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships
Prior to the 1949 accident, Hogan never truly captured the hearts of his galleries, despite being one of the better golfers of his time. Perhaps this was due to his cold and aloof on-course persona. But when Ben Hogan shocked and amazed the golf world by returning to tournament golf only 11 months after his accident, and, amazingly, took second place in the 1950 Los Angeles Open after a playoff loss to Sam Snead, he was cheered on by ecstatic fans. The Northern Trust Open, formerly known as the Nissan Open and originally known as the Los Angeles Open is a regular Golf tournament on the PGA Tour. Career In 1937 his first year on the Tour he won five events including the Oakland Open at Claremont Country Club in California "His legs simply were not strong enough to carry his heart any longer", famed sportswriter Grantland Rice said of Hogan's near-miss. Sports journalism is a form of Journalism that reports on Sports topics and events While the sports department within some Newspapers has been Grantland Rice ( November 1, 1880 &ndash July 13, 1954) was an early 20th century American sports-writer. However, he proved to his critics (and to himself, especially) that he could still win by completing his famous comeback five months later, defeating Lloyd Mangrum and George Fazio in an 18-hole playoff at Merion Golf Club to win his second U. PGA Tour wins (36 1940 (1 Thomasville Open 1941 (1 Atlantic City Open 1942 (3 New Orleans Open, Seminole Victory Golf Tournament George Fazio ( November 12, 1912 &ndash June 6, 1986) was an American professional Golfer and a Golf course architect Merion Golf Club is a private Golf club located in Ardmore Pennsylvania that is consistently rated among America's greatest golf courses and will host the S. Open Championship. Hogan went on to achieve what is perhaps the greatest sporting accomplishment in history, limping to 12 more PGA Tour wins (including 6 majors) before retiring. The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. The men's major golf championships, often referred to simply as "the majors" are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional Golf. In 1951, Hogan entered just five events, but won three of them - the Masters, the U.S. Open, and the World Championship of Golf, and finished second and fourth in his other two starts. The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters or The US Masters (outside of the United States is one of four major championships in men's The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US The World Championship of Golf was a championship played on the PGA Tour in the 1940s and 1950s that in its latter years boasted a purse that dwarfed every other event on the He would finish fourth on that season's money list, barely $6,000 behind the season's official money list leader Lloyd Mangrum, who played over 20 events. PGA Tour wins (36 1940 (1 Thomasville Open 1941 (1 Atlantic City Open 1942 (3 New Orleans Open, Seminole Victory Golf Tournament That year also saw the release of a biopic starring Glenn Ford as Hogan, called Follow the Sun: The Ben Hogan Story. Gwyllyn Samuel Newton "Glenn" Ford ( May 1, 1916 &ndash August 30, 2006) was a Canadian -born American [7] He even received a ticker-tape parade in New York City upon his return from winning the 1953 British Open Championship, the only time he played the event. A ticker-tape parade is a Parade event held in a downtown urban setting allowing the jettison of large amounts of shredded paper products from nearby Office The City of New York The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships With his British Open Championship victory, Hogan became just the second player, after Gene Sarazen, to win all four of the modern major championships -- the Masters, U. PGA Tour wins (39 1922 (3 Southern (Spring Open US Open, PGA Championship 1923 (1 PGA Championship S. Open, British Open, and PGA Championship.
Unlike the great players of the 1960s and 1970s, Ben Hogan never competed on the senior golf tour, as that circuit did not exist until he was in his late sixties. The Champions Tour, a Golf tour run by the PGA Tour, hosts a series of events annually
He died in Fort Worth, Texas. Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas and the seventeenth-largest city in the United States. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State.
Distinctions and honors
- Hogan played on two U. S. Ryder Cup teams, 1947 and 1951, and captained the team three times, 1947, 1949, and 1967, famously claiming on the latter occasion to have brought the "twelve best golfers in the world" to play in the competition. The Ryder Cup is a Golf trophy donated by Samuel Ryder, which is awarded Biennially in an event called the "Ryder Cup Matches" between teams from (This line was used by subsequent Ryder Cup captain Raymond Floyd in 1989, although on that occasion the United States was beaten by Team Europe at The Belfry. PGA Tour wins (22 1963 (1 St Petersburg Open Invitational 1965 (1 St The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Belfry is a prestigious golf resort in Wishaw, Warwickshire, near Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England. )
- Hogan won the Vardon Trophy for lowest scoring average three times: 1940, 1941, and 1948. The Vardon Trophy is awarded annually by the PGA of America to the PGA Tour 's leader in scoring average In 1953, Hogan won the Hickok Belt as the top professional athlete of the year in the United States. The S Rae Hickok Belt was a trophy awarded to the top professional athlete of the year
- Ben Hogan founded a golf club manufacturing company (now owned by the Callaway Golf Company), and his clubs, or at least ones that carry his name, are still played today. Callaway Golf Company ( is an American golf company based in Carlsbad California.
- He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. The World Golf Hall of Fame is located in St Augustine Florida, in the United States, and it is unusual among sports halls of fame in that a single site In 1976, Ben Hogan was voted the Bob Jones Award, the highest honor given by the United States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf. The Bob Jones Award is the highest honor given by the United States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf The United States Golf Association ( USGA) is the United States ' national association of golf courses, clubs and facilities and the governing body
- In 2000, Hogan was ranked as the second greatest player of all time by Golf Digest magazine. Golf Digest is a monthly Golf Magazine published by Condé Nast Publications in the United States. Jack Nicklaus was first, and Sam Snead was third. For his detailed statistics records and other achievements see List of career achievements by Jack Nicklaus. Career In 1937 his first year on the Tour he won five events including the Oakland Open at Claremont Country Club in California [8]
PGA Tour wins (64)
- 1938 (1) Hershey Four-Ball (with Vic Ghezzi)
- 1940 (4) North and South Open, Greater Greensboro Open, Asheville Land of the Sky Open, Goodall Palm Beach Round Robin
- 1941 (5) Asheville Open, Chicago Open, Hershey Open, Miami Biltmore International Four-Ball (with Gene Sarazen), Inverness Invitational Four-Ball (with Jimmy Demaret)
- 1942 (6) Los Angeles Open, San Francisco Open, North and South Open, Asheville Land of the Sky Open, Hale America Open, Rochester Open
- 1945 (5) Nashville Invitational, Portland Open Invitational, Richmond Invitational, Montgomery Invitational, Orlando Open
- 1946 (13) Phoenix Open, San Antonio Texas Open, St. Petersburg Open, Miami International Four-Ball (with Jimmy Demaret), Colonial National Invitation, Western Open, Goodall Round Robin, Inverness Invitational Four-Ball (with Jimmy Demaret), Winnipeg Open, PGA Championship, Golden State Open, Dallas Invitational, North and South Open
- 1947 (7) Los Angeles Open, Phoenix Open, Colonial National Invitation, Chicago Victory Open, World Championship of Golf, Miami International Four-Ball (with Jimmy Demaret), Inverness Invitational Four-Ball (with Jimmy Demaret)
- 1948 (10) Los Angeles Open, PGA Championship, U.S. Open, Inverness Invitational Four-Ball (with Jimmy Demaret), Motor City Open, Reading Open, Western Open, Denver Open, Reno Open, Glendale Open
- 1949 (2) Bing Crosby Pro-Am, Long Beach Open
- 1950 (1) U.S. Open
- 1951 (3) The Masters, U.S. Open, World Championship of Golf
- 1952 (1) Colonial National Invitation
- 1953 (5) The Masters, Pan American Open, Colonial National Invitation, U.S. Open, The Open Championship (designated as a PGA Tour win in 2002)
- 1959 (1) Colonial National Invitation
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Source: (Barkow 1989, pp. 261–262)
Major championships
Wins (9)
| Year | Championship | 54 Holes | Winning score | Margin | Runners up |
| 1946 | PGA Championship | N/A | 6 & 4 | 6 strokes | Ed Oliver |
| 1948 | U.S. Open | 2 shot lead | -8 (67-72-68-69=276) | 2 strokes | Jimmy Demaret |
| 1948 | PGA Championship (2) | N/A | 7 & 6 | 7 strokes | Mike Turnesa |
| 1950 | U.S. Open (2) | 2 shot deficit | +7 (72-69-72-74=287) | Playoff 1 | George Fazio, Lloyd Mangrum |
| 1951 | The Masters | 1 shot deficit | -8 (70-72-70-68=280) | 2 strokes | Skee Riegel |
| 1951 | U.S. Open (3) | 2 shot deficit | +7 (76-73-71-67=287) | 2 strokes | Clayton Heafner |
| 1953 | The Masters (2) | 4 shot lead | -14 (70-69-66-69=274) | 5 strokes | Ed Oliver |
| 1953 | U.S. Open (4) | 1 shot lead | -5 (67-72-73-71=283) | 6 strokes | Sam Snead |
| 1953 | The Open Championship | 1 shot lead | -2 (73-71-70-68=282) | 4 strokes |  Antonio Cerdá,  Dai Rees, Frank Stranahan,  Peter Thomson |
Note: The PGA Championship was match play until 1958
1 Defeated Mangrum and Fazio in 18-hole playoff: Hogan (69), Mangrum (73), Fazio (75)
Results timeline
| Tournament | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T25 | 9 |
| U.S. Open | CUT | DNP | CUT | DNP | CUT | T62 |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | R16 |
| Tournament | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | T10 | DNP | 2 | NT | NT | NT | 2 | T4 | T6 | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T5 | T3 | NT | NT | NT | NT | T4 | T6 | 1 | DNP |
| The Open Championship | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | QF | QF | QF | NT | DNP | DNP | 1 | R64 | 1 | DNP |
| Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | T4 | 1 | T7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | T8 | CUT | T14 | T30 |
| U.S. Open | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | T6 | 2 | T2 | DNP | T10 | T8 |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | 1 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | T6 | T32 | 38 | DNP | T9 | T21 | T13 | T10 |
| U.S. Open | T9 | T14 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 12 | T34 |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | T9 | T15 | DNP | DNP |
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF, F = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
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Summary
- Starts - 56
- Wins - 9
- 2nd place finishes - 6
- Top 3 finishes - 17
- Top 5 finishes - 20
- Top 10 finishes - 39
- Longest streak of Top 10s in majors - 18
See also
- Golfers with most PGA Tour wins
- Golfers with most major championship wins
- Most PGA Tour wins in a year
- Longest PGA Tour win streaks
- Most wins in one PGA Tour event
References
- ^ Golf Legends - Ben Hogan
- ^ BW Online | June 18, 2004 | The Hard Life of a Golfing Great
- ^ The Gigantic Book of Golf Quotations, ed. This is a list of golfers who have won five or more official money events on the PGA Tour. The four majors are the most prestigious events in professional golf and the number of wins that a player accumulates in them greatly influences his stature in the sport The following is a list of all occasions on which a Golfer has won eight or more tournaments on the PGA Tour in a year The following represents the Golfers who have won at least 3 consecutive starts in PGA Tour events The following are the Golfers who have won at least five times in a single PGA Tour event Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Jim Apfelbaum. 2007.
- ^ Golf Digest magazine, January 2005
- ^ Golf Digest, April 2004
- ^ Golf Digest, January 2005
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043550/ Internet Movie Database
- ^ Yocom, Guy (July 2000). Golf Digest is a monthly Golf Magazine published by Condé Nast Publications in the United States. 50 Greatest Golfers of All Time: And What They Taught Us. Golf Digest. Golf Digest is a monthly Golf Magazine published by Condé Nast Publications in the United States. Retrieved on 2007-12-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations.
Barkow, Al (1989), The History of the PGA TOUR, Doubleday, ISBN 0-385-26145-4
External links
- Ben Hogan's Official Site
- World Golf Hall of Fame profile
- Ben Hogan Photos By A Ravielli Taken For The 5 Lessons of Golf
- Ben Hogan on About.com Profile, stats and quotes
- Ben Hogan Profile at Golf Legends
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