Word: hogans
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...National Open Golf tournament at Pittsburgh's Oakmont Country Club, the guessing ran hot and heavy on two questions: 1) Could anyone crack Oakmont's tough par of 288 for 72 holes-something never done in two previous opens at Oakmont? 2) Could anyone stop Ben Hogan, who had won three of the last five Open championships? Bantam Ben himself, complaining that he was a creaking 40 and that his back ached, undertook to answer both questions...
Round One. On a sweltering day, Hogan appeared on the course dressed in a heavy cardigan sweater, explaining that he wanted to keep his ailing back warm. Back warm and putter hot, Ben blazed around the course in 67-never once going over par-for a three-stroke lead...
...best hillbilly drawl, Sam explained: "You gotta sneak up on these holes. Effen you clamber and clank up on 'em, they're liable to turn around and bite you." By the 45th hole, Snead had a one-stroke lead. But at the end of the round, Hogan, playing in his shirtsleeves now, had the lead back-by one stroke-with a 73 to Snead...
Round Four. Both Snead and Hogan, with the pressure on them, stroked one-over-par 385 on the outgoing nine. Coming in, and knowing Snead was still hot on his heels, Hogan characteristically closed the Open with a brilliant finish: 3-3-3, two under par on the last three holes...
...Fort Worth, bantam Ben Hogan, coming from behind with rounds of 73, 71, 71 and 67, won the $25,000 Colonial golf tournament...