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Hagen's waggish exploits later made the Rochester Country Club famous, for like so many preeminent golfers--from Ben Hogan to Johnny Revolta and a Shinnecock Indian by the name of "Big Jim" who won the U.S. Open in 1896--it was as a caddy that Hagen learned the game and went on to perfect...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: John Bartlett and the Saga of Hagen | 5/1/1976 | See Source »

...believe I finally have it.'' A better explanation is his own steady game, carefully modeled on the best points of the past masters: the booming woods of Sam Snead, the deadly accurate putts of Harry Cooper, the chip-and-pitch artistry of Johnny Revolta, the long irons of older brother Ray Mangrum...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Money Player | 1/26/1953 | See Source »

...lesser characters, rehearsing for this one performance for weeks, put on a good show. Veteran Harold McSpaden's winning total of 272 (67-70-69-66) was only three strokes higher than Byron Nelson's winning score over the same course last year. Runner-up was Johnny Revolta with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Short Circuit | 12/14/1942 | See Source »

...Snead, sensational 25-year-old pro who in his second year of big-time golf has been a bugaboo to his confreres. Up to last week he had earned the astounding sum of $17,572 in tournament competition this year-$10,000 more than second-running Johnny Revolta and $2,000 more than the all-time record set by Horton Smith...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Grapefruit Opener | 11/21/1938 | See Source »

...Winner: curly-haired Johnny Revolta of Evanston, Ill., onetime (1935) P.G.A. champion, with a score of 276 (69, 68, 71, 68)-twelve under...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Haig & Haig | 8/8/1938 | See Source »

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