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Doubles: Ufford and Goodman (H) defeated D. Keesler and Strand, 6-3, 6-2; L. Keesler and Bremer (D) defeated French and Watts, 6-2, 6-3; Rauh and Bossart (H) defeated Dudley and Snead...
Both shot 70s on the first round. Hogan, playing his usual deliberate, calculating game, added another 70. Snead, more flamboyant and erratic, shot a dazzling 67, for a three-stroke lead. Sharpshooting Sam, not forgetting the usual Hogan hex, was nevertheless bubbling: "I'm riding a hunch that's almost infallible. Almost every time I play the short holes in par, or better, I win. And I'm three under par right now. I've had four deuces, three threes and a four...
Some of the bubble and bounce went out of Snead in the third round. A blustery wind sent scores soaring. Hogan, imperturbable as usual, had a 74. Snead, playing later and knowing what he had to do to keep the lead, couldn't do it. He shot a 77, sending golf's two topflight players into the final round tied at 214 apiece. Said Hogan, discussing his chances with a tight-lipped smile: "The low score will...
...wind let up a little for the final round, but the skittery greens proved too much for the U.S. Open champion. Hogan putted 40 times, came home in seven over par. Snead started steadily, played poorly on the 11th, almost blew up when he dropped his 12th tee shot in the water. His next shot, almost as bad, barely hung on the far bank of the stream. He recovered with a miraculous pitch into the cup. After that the tension was gone. Although he did not need it to win, Snead finished with a fine birdie 3 on the 18th...
...Even Snead admitted that it was Hogan's collapse rather than his own skill that decided the tournament. Said the new Masters champion with an air of discovery: "I guess Hogan is human after...