Ben Hogan
FORT WORTH, TX - MAY 27: A statue of Ben Hogan is seen near the clubhouse during the final round of the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial at the Colonial Country Club on May 27, 2012 in Fort Worth, Texas.
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The most fortunate thing for me is that I happened to be from Fort Worth and was a golf writer in the same town as Ben Hogan ... That got me out of the box and I started covering majors because of him. I'd like to think I made good use of that opportunity.
Only two players have ever truly owned their swings: Moe Norman and Ben Hogan.
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New World Order: Recounting the greatness of Nicklaus
the nicest man in the history of the game. Last week, as the tour moved to Colonial and nearby Fort Worth, a track where Ben Hogan once hung his trademark hat, we excavated some lesser-known minutiae about the game's greatest enigma. All three have massive 5/29/12 from CBS Sports Read more »
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Writer: Nation's top-ranked college golfer, Texas' Jordan Spieth, in no rush to bolt for PGA Tour
rankings, Jordan Spieth lost out to UCLA's Patrick Cantlay, who checks in at No. 16 in those same rankings, for the Ben Hogan Award, the player of the year award in college golf. "I plan on being here in the fall," Spieth told Strickland. "Patience and an 5/29/12 from Dallas Morning News - Blogs Read more »
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NCAA Men's Golf National Championship Course Preview
the left, but both will present challenges if golfers find either one of them. No. 4 – Par 3 – 236 yards (Handicap: 7) Ben Hogan called this hole "the greatest par 3 in America." It requires an accurate drive off the tee with a long iron or hybrid club, depending 5/29/12 from Liberty Flames Read more »
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Fifteen years after his death, Ben Hogan seems like every boy’s favorite Brady sister
Hogan. Hank Haney, in The Big Miss, has 16 references to Hogan, including his observation that Woods refers to Hogan as Ben, as if they were contemporaries. Another book that came out this year, American Triumvirate by James Dodson, is about three late golfing from Golf.com Read more »
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In Colonial slugfest, Zach Johnson outlasts Jason Dufner for second plaid jacket
's remarkable month-long run that he hoped would culminate Sunday with a plaid jacket and a seat next to hero and legend Ben Hogan was instead overtaken by Zach Johnson 's own stake into local golf lore. The pair's fantastic, blow-by-blow finale at Crowne from ESPN Read more »
