Word: reigel
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...fired a two-under-par 70 ("I was more pleased with how I played than how I scored"), followed with a 72 on the next 18. When it came to the payoff final round, Hogan was one stroke off the pace set by Sam Snead, 1949 winner, and Skee Reigel, 1947 Amateur champion. The pressure was too much for Snead. He blew to a sky-high 80 (taking an eight on the par-four eleventh hole...
...Reigel finished with a challenging 71, then sat back to see if Ben could meet it. Knowing just what he had to do (Reigel finished two hours ahead of Hogan), Ben cracked out two birdies on the first three holes, got four altogether, and never went over par. His closing 68 matched the best round that anyone shot in the tournament and edged out Runner-up Reigel by two strokes...
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