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2013 U.S. Open, Tee to Green: Hole No. 18 Remembering Ben Hogan
… same sport, to date, players have probably hit a 5 or even a 6-iron with a little bit of a tail breeze. But they also want that same opportunity that was given to David Graham to Trevino and Ben Hogan and that's to win the U.S. Open.
Overdrive: Can Park win the 'Super Slam'?
… history there. On this state in 1950, Ben Hogan hit his famous 1-iron shot to the ..... comes to mind when you hear the name Ben Hogan ? -Resiliency, courage-- the ..... and resiliency. -When I think of Ben Hogan , I think of golf clubs-- his golf …
Walk through Merion: An introduction
… of the most historic sites of any US Open. There's so many great moments and time here at Merion whether it's the Ben Hogan plaque and the drive zone of 18 or the Bob Jones plaque at 11 tee. The players, they've got to think about that …
Walk through Merion: Up to the challenge
… here, not only here in the United States but anywhere in the world. Let's go find it. -Absolutely. -This is where Ben Hogan struck the one iron in 1950, 2 putt in on the 18th green in 4 set playoff. This right here, this is golf history …

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Story behind photo of Hogan's 1-iron shot at Merion

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Posted 2013-06-10T14:57:00-04:00

ByJoe Posnanski

… and see it. The photograph is of Ben Hogan , looking down the fairway of the 18 ..... was vice president of sales at the Ben Hogan company, was there when the club was presented to Ben Hogan . “Mr. Hogan examined it from the playing position …
Merion again? Yes, but without the severe setup

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Posted 2013-06-19T17:04:00-04:00

ByRex Hoggard

… that this was not the same course where Bobby Jones completed the Grand Slam in 1930 by winning the U.S. Amateur or where Ben Hogan made emotional history at the 1950 U.S. Open. Davis, the USGA executive director who took over for Tom Meeks as the …
No. 1-ranked amateur Williams signs with Nike

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Posted 2013-06-19T11:23:00-04:00

ByGolf Channel Digital

… to be a art of this elite group.” Williams, who missed the cut at last week’s U.S. Open, recently earned the Ben Hogan Award as the top player in men’s college and amateur events. His equipment: Driver: Nike VR_S Covert Tour (9 …
Rose thinks Hogan would've been proud of approach

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Posted 2013-06-16T22:09:00-04:00

ByJay Coffin

… the Hogan plaque was nearby. The spot remembers where Ben Hogan hit 1-iron in the 1950 U.S. Open to get into a playoff ..... justice and probably put enough of a good swing where Ben Hogan might have thought it was a decent shot too.” Hogan …
Merion hands Mickelson more Open heartbreak

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Posted 2013-06-17T07:46:00-04:00

ByJoe Posnanski

… lip that somehow dropped in and hit a breathtaking 4-iron on the 18 th hole from almost exactly the same spot where Ben Hogan had once hit the most famous 1-iron in the game’s history. That left him at 1 over par. That made him the champion …
Horschel played the patient game in 3-under 67

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Posted 2013-06-14T20:32:00-04:00

ByJason Sobel

… the feat in at least 15 years, according to the USGA, and possibly much longer. On a course so fondly remembered for Ben Hogan ’s ball-striking abilities years ago, Horschel solidified himself as a confident version of the modern-day ball-striker …
Merion's many mood swings proved difficult test

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Posted 2013-06-16T22:22:00-04:00

ByRandall Mell

… back to a U.S. Open.” This golf course has so much history, with Bobby Jones winning the Grand Slam here, with Ben Hogan coming back from a head-on collision with a bus to win the U.S. Open here, with Lee Trevino beating Jack Nicklaus …
What We Learned: Nice guys don't always finish last

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Posted 2013-06-16T21:56:00-04:00

ByJay Coffin

… removed from the U.S. Open rotation, is still the championship test it was when Bobby Jones completed the Grand Slam and Ben Hogan carved that 1-iron into the history books. Fears that the East Course, at just under 7,000 yards, had been left …
Mickelson in position to end U.S. Open drought

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Posted 2013-06-15T21:56:00-04:00

ByJason Sobel

… unsinkable as one of their own, celebrating the irony of his name in their city. Those famous plaques for Bobby Jones and Ben Hogan will someday be joined by one for a fellow Hall of Fame member, maybe on the 17 th tee if he can replicate “one of the …
Rose tops Mickelson to win first major at U.S. Open

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Posted 2013-06-16T20:43:00-04:00

ByDoug Ferguson

… smashed the most important tee shot of his career down the middle on the final hole, about 10 yards short of the famous Ben Hogan plaque. And his approach rolled near the pin and settled against the collar of the green. ''When I came over the hill …