USGA pioneer Barbara Douglas, 69, dies
In accepting the Ben Hogan Award at last year’s Masters, Barbara Douglas turned her battle with cancer into a defining moment.
View ArticleTop International Players in Masters History: A Fan’s Take (Yahoo!...
With the exception of some years during World War II the Masters has been contested every year since 1934. In the early years the Masters was dominated by American golfers including Byron Nelson, Sam...
View ArticleDufner has 2-stroke lead halfway through Colonial (The Associated Press)
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Jason Dufner lists Ben Hogan as his hero.
View ArticleTour Report: Today: Ben Hogan’s 100th birthday (PGA Tour)
MORE VIDEO: Hogan’s legacy lives on at his beloved Colonial Country Club Ben Hogan would have turned 100 on Aug. 13, 2012, and his influence still has a daily impact on the PGA TOUR. Even today, modern...
View ArticleGolf history for Woods is all about results (The Associated Press)
ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) -- The photo of Ben Hogan hitting his 1-iron into the 18th green at Merion in the 1950 U.S. Open is among the most famous in golf history, capturing the pure swing of one of the...
View ArticleCutting up the US Open with a butter knife (The Associated Press)
ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) -- On a quiet day and on a relatively empty course for practice rounds, just about every player at Merion stops at the plaque in the 18th fairway that commemorates Ben Hogan hitting...
View ArticleGolf-Poised Rose wins first major at U.S. Open (Reuters)
* Signs off with a 70 at challenging Merion * Mickelson finishes second for a record sixth time (Adds further detail, quotes) By Mark Lamport-Stokes ARDMORE, Pennsylvania, June 16 (Reuters) - Justin...
View ArticleJustin Rose invokes Ben Hogan, wins US Open (The Associated Press)
ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) -- Justin Rose walked the 18th fairway and thought of Ben Hogan, and a chance to emulate one of the most famous shots in golf.
View ArticlePortion of Sam Snead’s trophies offered at auction (The Associated Press)
The Masters trophy Sam Snead won in 1954 after the epic playoff with Ben Hogan. The claret jug when Snead won his only British Open at St. Andrews. The gold medal for the 1942 PGA Championship, the...
View ArticleJack Fleck, winner of 1955 US Open, dies at 92 (The Associated Press)
Jack Fleck, who produced one of golf's greatest upsets by beating Ben Hogan in a playoff to win the 1955 U.S. Open, died Friday. He had been the oldest living U.S. Open champion. The Edwards Funeral...
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