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Ben Hogan

Personal information
NameBen Hogan
Full nameWilliam Ben Hogan
NicknameThe Hawk, Bantam Ben
Birth dateAugust 13, 1912
Birth placeStephenville, Texas
Death dateJuly 25, 1997(age 84)
Death placeFort Worth, Texas
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
NationalityUnited States
Career
Turned professional1930
Retired1971
Current toursPGA Tour
Former toursPGA Tour
Professional wins68
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour64 (4th all time)
Best results in Major Championships
Masters TournamentWon: 1951, 1953
U.S. OpenWon: 1948, 1950, 1951, 1953
The Open ChampionshipWon: 1948, 1950, 1951, 1953
PGA ChampionshipWon: 1946, 1948
Achievements and awards
Hall of Fame1974
PGA Tour
leading money winner
1940, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1948
PGA Player of the Year1948, 1950, 1951, 1953
Vardon Trophy1940, 1941, 1948
Associated Press
Male Athlete of the Year
1953

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William Ben Hogan (August 13, 1912 - July 25, 1997) was an American golfer, and is generally considered one of the greatest golfers in the history of the game. Born within six months of two other acknowledged golf greats of the twentieth century, Sam Snead and Byron Nelson, Hogan is notable for his profound influence on the golf swing theory and his legendary ball-striking ability, for which he remains renowned among players and fans. His life is depicted in the biographical film Follow the Sun (1951).

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Insurance News Net (press release)--July 09--FORT WORTH -- Golf legend -Ben Hogan- once said, "As you walk down the fairway of life, you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round. ... - Date : Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:33:36 GMT+00:00

Preceded by
Bob Mathias
Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year
1953
Succeeded by
Willie Mays
Preceded by
Rocky Marciano
Hickok Belt Winner
1953
Succeeded by
Willie Mays

Wins (9) :
Year Championship 54 Holes Winning Score Margin Runner(s)-up
1946 PGA Championship n/a 6 & 4 n/a US Ed Oliver
1948 U.S. Open 2 shot lead -8 (67-72-68-69=276) 2 strokes US Jimmy Demaret
1948 PGA Championship (2) n/a 7 & 6 n/a US Mike Turnesa
1950 U.S. Open (2) 2 shot deficit +7 (72-69-72-74=287) Playoff 1 US George Fazio, US Lloyd Mangrum
1951 Masters Tournament 1 shot deficit -8 (70-72-70-68=280) 2 strokes US Skee Riegel
1951 U.S. Open (3) 2 shot deficit +7 (76-73-71-67=287) 2 strokes US Clayton Heafner
1953 Masters Tournament (2) 4 shot lead -14 (70-69-66-69=274) 5 strokes US Ed Oliver
1953 U.S. Open (4) 1 shot lead -5 (67-72-73-71=283) 6 strokes US Sam Snead
1953 The Open Championship Tied for lead -2 (73-71-70-68=282) 4 strokes AR Antonio Cerdá, WA Dai Rees,
US Frank Stranahan, AU Peter Thomson

Results timeline :
Tournament 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP T25 9
U.S. Open CUT DNP CUT DNP CUT T62
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP R16

Results timeline :
Tournament 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
The Masters T10 DNP 2 NT NT NT 2 T4 T6 DNP
U.S. Open T5 T3 NT NT NT NT T4 T6 1 DNP
The Open Championship NT NT NT NT NT NT DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship QF QF QF NT DNP DNP 1 R64 1 DNP

Results timeline :
Tournament 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
The Masters T4 1 T7 1 2 2 T8 CUT T14 T30
U.S. Open 1 1 3 1 T6 2 T2 DNP T10 T8
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP 1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

Results timeline :
Tournament 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967
The Masters T6 T32 38 DNP T9 T21 T13 T10
U.S. Open T9 T14 DNP DNP DNP DNP 12 T34
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship CUT DNP DNP DNP T9 T15 DNP DNP


Masters Tournament champions

1934 Horton Smith * 1935 Gene Sarazen � * 1936 Horton Smith * 1937 Byron Nelson * 1938 Henry Picard * 1939 Ralph Guldahl * 1940 Jimmy Demaret * 1941 Craig Wood * 1942 Byron Nelson � * 1943-45 Cancelled due to World War II * 1946 Herman Keiser * 1947 Jimmy Demaret * 1948 Claude Harmon * 1949 Sam Snead * 1950 Jimmy Demaret * 1951 Ben Hogan * 1952 Sam Snead * 1953 Ben Hogan * 1954 Sam Snead � * 1955 Cary Middlecoff * 1956 Jack Burke, Jr. * 1957 Doug Ford * 1958 Arnold Palmer * 1959 Art Wall, Jr. * 1960 Arnold Palmer * 1961 Gary Player * 1962 Arnold Palmer � * 1963 Jack Nicklaus * 1964 Arnold Palmer * 1965 Jack Nicklaus * 1966 Jack Nicklaus � * 1967 Gay Brewer * 1968 Bob Goalby * 1969 George Archer * 1970 Billy Casper � * 1971 Charles Coody * 1972 Jack Nicklaus * 1973 Tommy Aaron * 1974 Gary Player * 1975 Jack Nicklaus * 1976 Raymond Floyd * 1977 Tom Watson * 1978 Gary Player * 1979 Fuzzy Zoeller � * 1980 Severiano Ballesteros * 1981 Tom Watson * 1982 Craig Stadler � * 1983 Severiano Ballesteros * 1984 Ben Crenshaw * 1985 Bernhard Langer * 1986 Jack Nicklaus * 1987 Larry Mize � * 1988 Sandy Lyle * 1989 Nick Faldo � * 1990 Nick Faldo � * 1991 Ian Woosnam * 1992 Fred Couples * 1993 Bernhard Langer * 1994 José María Olazábal * 1995 Ben Crenshaw * 1996 Nick Faldo * 1997 Tiger Woods * 1998 Mark O'Meara * 1999 José María Olazábal * 2000 Vijay Singh * 2001 Tiger Woods * 2002 Tiger Woods * 2003 Mike Weir � * 2004 Phil Mickelson * 2005 Tiger Woods � * 2006 Phil Mickelson * 2007 Zach Johnson * 2008 Trevor Immelman * 2009 Ángel Cabrera � * 2010 Phil Mickelson

U.S. Open champions

1895 Horace Rawlins * 1896 James Foulis * 1897 Joe Lloyd * 1898 Fred Herd * 1899 Willie Smith * 1900 Harry Vardon * 1901 Willie Anderson � * 1902 Laurie Auchterlonie * 1903 Willie Anderson � * 1904 Willie Anderson * 1905 Willie Anderson * 1906 Alex Smith * 1907 Alec Ross * 1908 Fred McLeod � * 1909 George Sargent * 1910 Alex Smith � * 1911 John McDermott � * 1912 John McDermott * 1913 Francis Ouimet � * 1914 Walter Hagen * 1915 Jerome Travers# * 1916 Chick Evans# * 1917 �18 Cancelled due to World War I * 1919 Walter Hagen � * 1920 Ted Ray * 1921 Jim Barnes * 1922 Gene Sarazen * 1923 Bobby Jones � * 1924 Cyril Walker * 1925 Willie Macfarlane � * 1926 Bobby Jones# * 1927 Tommy Armour � * 1928 Johnny Farrell � * 1929 Bobby Jones � * 1930 Bobby Jones# * 1931 Billy Burke � * 1932 Gene Sarazen * 1933 Johnny Goodman# * 1934 Olin Dutra * 1935 Sam Parks, Jr. * 1936 Tony Manero * 1937 Ralph Guldahl * 1938 Ralph Guldahl * 1939 Byron Nelson � * 1940 Lawson Little � * 1941 Craig Wood * 1942 �45 Cancelled due to World War II * 1946 Lloyd Mangrum � * 1947 Lew Worsham � * 1948 Ben Hogan * 1949 Cary Middlecoff * 1950 Ben Hogan � * 1951 Ben Hogan * 1952 Julius Boros * 1953 Ben Hogan * 1954 Ed Furgol * 1955 Jack Fleck � * 1956 Cary Middlecoff * 1957 Dick Mayer � * 1958 Tommy Bolt * 1959 Billy Casper * 1960 Arnold Palmer * 1961 Gene Littler * 1962 Jack Nicklaus � * 1963 Julius Boros � * 1964 Ken Venturi * 1965 Gary Player � * 1966 Billy Casper � * 1967 Jack Nicklaus * 1968 Lee Trevino * 1969 Orville Moody * 1970 Tony Jacklin * 1971 Lee Trevino � * 1972 Jack Nicklaus * 1973 Johnny Miller * 1974 Hale Irwin * 1975 Lou Graham � * 1976 Jerry Pate * 1977 Hubert Green * 1978 Andy North * 1979 Hale Irwin * 1980 Jack Nicklaus * 1981 David Graham * 1982 Tom Watson * 1983 Larry Nelson * 1984 Fuzzy Zoeller � * 1985 Andy North * 1986 Raymond Floyd * 1987 Scott Simpson * 1988 Curtis Strange � * 1989 Curtis Strange * 1990 Hale Irwin � * 1991 Payne Stewart � * 1992 Tom Kite * 1993 Lee Janzen * 1994 Ernie Els � * 1995 Corey Pavin * 1996 Steve Jones * 1997 Ernie Els * 1998 Lee Janzen * 1999 Payne Stewart * 2000 Tiger Woods * 2001 Retief Goosen � * 2002 Tiger Woods * 2003 Jim Furyk * 2004 Retief Goosen * 2005 Michael Campbell * 2006 Geoff Ogilvy * 2007 Ángel Cabrera * 2008 Tiger Woods � * 2009 Lucas Glover * 2010 Graeme McDowell |

The Open Championship champions

1860 Willie Park, Sr. * 1861 Tom Morris, Sr. * 1862 Tom Morris, Sr. * 1863 Willie Park, Sr. * 1864 Tom Morris, Sr. * 1865 Andrew Strath * 1866 Willie Park, Sr. * 1867 Tom Morris, Sr. * 1868 Tom Morris, Jr. * 1869 Tom Morris, Jr. * 1870 Tom Morris, Jr. * 1871 No championship * 1872 Tom Morris, Jr. * 1873 Tom Kidd * 1874 Mungo Park * 1875 Willie Park, Sr. * 1876 Bob Martin * 1877 Jamie Anderson * 1878 Jamie Anderson * 1879 Jamie Anderson * 1880 Bob Ferguson * 1881 Bob Ferguson * 1882 Bob Ferguson * 1883 Willie Fernie � * 1884 Jack Simpson * 1885 Bob Martin * 1886 David Brown * 1887 Willie Park, Jnr. * 1888 Jack Burns * 1889 Willie Park, Jnr. � * 1890 John Ball# * 1891 Hugh Kirkaldy * 1892 Harold Hilton# * 1893 William Auchterlonie * 1894 John Henry Taylor * 1895 John Henry Taylor * 1896 Harry Vardon * 1897 Harold Hilton# * 1898 Harry Vardon * 1899 Harry Vardon * 1900 John Henry Taylor * 1901 James Braid * 1902 Sandy Herd * 1903 Harry Vardon * 1904 Jack White * 1905 James Braid * 1906 James Braid * 1907 Arnaud Massy * 1908 James Braid * 1909 John Henry Taylor * 1910 James Braid * 1911 Harry Vardon � * 1912 Edward Ray * 1913 John Henry Taylor * 1914 Harry Vardon * 1915-19 No Championships due to World War I * 1920 George Duncan * 1921 Jock Hutchison � * 1922 Walter Hagen * 1923 Arthur Havers * 1924 Walter Hagen * 1925 Jim Barnes * 1926 Bobby Jones# * 1927 Bobby Jones# * 1928 Walter Hagen * 1929 Walter Hagen * 1930 Bobby Jones# * 1931 Tommy Armour * 1932 Gene Sarazen * 1933 Denny Shute � * 1934 Henry Cotton * 1935 Alf Perry * 1936 Alf Padgham * 1937 Henry Cotton * 1938 Reg Whitcombe * 1939 Richard Burton * 1940-45 No Championships due to World War II * 1946 Sam Snead * 1947 Fred Daly * 1948 Henry Cotton * 1949 Bobby Locke � * 1950 Bobby Locke * 1951 Max Faulkner * 1952 Bobby Locke * 1953 Ben Hogan * 1954 Peter Thomson * 1955 Peter Thomson * 1956 Peter Thomson * 1957 Bobby Locke * 1958 Peter Thomson � * 1959 Gary Player * 1960 Kel Nagle * 1961 Arnold Palmer * 1962 Arnold Palmer * 1963 Bob Charles � * 1964 Tony Lema * 1965 Peter Thomson * 1966 Jack Nicklaus * 1967 Roberto De Vicenzo * 1968 Gary Player * 1969 Tony Jacklin * 1970 Jack Nicklaus � * 1971 Lee Trevino * 1972 Lee Trevino * 1973 Tom Weiskopf * 1974 Gary Player * 1975 Tom Watson � * 1976 Johnny Miller * 1977 Tom Watson * 1978 Jack Nicklaus * 1979 Severiano Ballesteros * 1980 Tom Watson * 1981 Bill Rogers * 1982 Tom Watson * 1983 Tom Watson * 1984 Severiano Ballesteros * 1985 Sandy Lyle * 1986 Greg Norman * 1987 Nick Faldo * 1988 Severiano Ballesteros * 1989 Mark Calcavecchia � * 1990 Nick Faldo * 1991 Ian Baker-Finch * 1992 Nick Faldo * 1993 Greg Norman * 1994 Nick Price * 1995 John Daly � * 1996 Tom Lehman * 1997 Justin Leonard * 1998 Mark O'Meara � * 1999 Paul Lawrie � * 2000 Tiger Woods * 2001 David Duval * 2002 Ernie Els � * 2003 Ben Curtis * 2004 Todd Hamilton � * 2005 Tiger Woods * 2006 Tiger Woods * 2007 Pádraig Harrington � * 2008 Pádraig Harrington * 2009 Stewart Cink

PGA Championship champions

Match play era
1916 Jim Barnes * 1917 �18 Cancelled due to World War I * 1919 Jim Barnes * 1920 Jock Hutchison * 1921 Walter Hagen * 1922 Gene Sarazen * 1923 Gene Sarazen * 1924 Walter Hagen * 1925 Walter Hagen * 1926 Walter Hagen * 1927 Walter Hagen * 1928 Leo Diegel * 1929 Leo Diegel * 1930 Tommy Armour * 1931 Tom Creavy * 1932 Olin Dutra * 1933 Gene Sarazen * 1934 Paul Runyan * 1935 Johnny Revolta * 1936 Denny Shute * 1937 Denny Shute * 1938 Paul Runyan * 1939 Henry Picard * 1940 Byron Nelson * 1941 Vic Ghezzi * 1942 Sam Snead * 1943 Cancelled due to World War II * 1944 Bob Hamilton * 1945 Byron Nelson * 1946 Ben Hogan * 1947 Jim Ferrier * 1948 Ben Hogan * 1949 Sam Snead * 1950 Chandler Harper * 1951 Sam Snead * 1952 Jim Turnesa * 1953 Walter Burkemo * 1954 Chick Harbert * 1955 Doug Ford * 1956 Jack Burke, Jr. * 1957 Lionel Hebert
Stroke play era
1958 Dow Finsterwald * 1959 Bob Rosburg * 1960 Jay Hebert * 1961 Jerry Barber � * 1962 Gary Player * 1963 Jack Nicklaus * 1964 Bobby Nichols * 1965 Dave Marr * 1966 Al Geiberger * 1967 Don January � * 1968 Julius Boros * 1969 Raymond Floyd * 1970 Dave Stockton * 1971 Jack Nicklaus * 1972 Gary Player * 1973 Jack Nicklaus * 1974 Lee Trevino * 1975 Jack Nicklaus * 1976 Dave Stockton * 1977 Lanny Wadkins � * 1978 John Mahaffey � * 1979 David Graham � * 1980 Jack Nicklaus * 1981 Larry Nelson * 1982 Raymond Floyd * 1983 Hal Sutton * 1984 Lee Trevino * 1985 Hubert Green * 1986 Bob Tway * 1987 Larry Nelson � * 1988 Jeff Sluman * 1989 Payne Stewart * 1990 Wayne Grady * 1991 John Daly * 1992 Nick Price * 1993 Paul Azinger � * 1994 Nick Price * 1995 Steve Elkington � * 1996 Mark Brooks � * 1997 Davis Love III * 1998 Vijay Singh * 1999 Tiger Woods * 2000 Tiger Woods � * 2001 David Toms * 2002 Rich Beem * 2003 Shaun Micheel * 2004 Vijay Singh � * 2005 Phil Mickelson * 2006 Tiger Woods * 2007 Tiger Woods * 2008 Pádraig Harrington * 2009 Y. E. Yang

Male golfers who have won 2 or more major championships in one year

1922 Gene Sarazen (2) * 1924 Walter Hagen (2) * 1926 Bobby Jones � (2) * 1927 Bobby Jones � (2) * '1930 Bobby Jones � �# (4)' * 1932 Gene Sarazen (2) * 1948 Ben Hogan (2) * 1949 Sam Snead (2) * 1951 Ben Hogan (2) * '1953 Ben Hogan � (3)' * 1960 Arnold Palmer (2) * 1962 Arnold Palmer (2) * 1963 Jack Nicklaus (2) * 1966 Jack Nicklaus � (2) * 1971 Lee Trevino (2) * 1972 Jack Nicklaus (2) * 1974 Gary Player (2) * 1975 Jack Nicklaus (2) * 1977 Tom Watson (2) * 1980 Jack Nicklaus (2) * 1982 Tom Watson (2) * 1990 Nick Faldo (2) * 1994 Nick Price (2) * 1998 Mark O'Meara (2) * '2000 Tiger Woods � (3)' * 2002 Tiger Woods (2) * 2005 Tiger Woods � (2) * 2006 Tiger Woods � (2) * 2008 Pádraig Harrington (2)

PGA and PGA Tour Players of the Year

PGA Players of the Year
1948 Ben Hogan � * 1949 Sam Snead � * 1950 Ben Hogan � * 1951 Ben Hogan � * 1952 Julius Boros * 1953 Ben Hogan#∞ * 1954 Ed Furgol � * 1955 Doug Ford � * 1956 Jack Burke, Jr. � * 1957 Dick Mayer � * 1958 Dow Finsterwald � * 1959 Art Wall, Jr. � * 1960 Arnold Palmer � * 1961 Jerry Barber � * 1962 Arnold Palmer � * 1963 Julius Boros � * 1964 Ken Venturi � * 1965 Dave Marr � * 1966 Billy Casper � * 1967 Jack Nicklaus � * 1968 No award * 1969 Orville Moody � * 1970 Billy Casper � * 1971 Lee Trevino � * 1972 Jack Nicklaus �∞∞ * 1973 Jack Nicklaus � * 1974 Johnny Miller � * 1975 Jack Nicklaus � * 1976 Jack Nicklaus * 1977 Tom Watson � * 1978 Tom Watson * 1979 Tom Watson * 1980 Tom Watson � * 1981 Bill Rogers � * 1982 Tom Watson � * 1983 Hal Sutton � * 1984 Tom Watson * 1985 Lanny Wadkins * 1986 Bob Tway � * 1987 Paul Azinger * 1988 Curtis Strange � * 1989 Tom Kite * 1990 Nick Faldo � * 1991 Corey Pavin * 1992 Fred Couples � * 1993 Nick Price * 1994 Nick Price � * 1995 Greg Norman * 1996 Tom Lehman � * 1997 Tiger Woods � * 1998 Mark O'Meara � * 1999 Tiger Woods � * 2000 Tiger Woods#∞ * 2001 Tiger Woods � * 2002 Tiger Woods � * 2003 Tiger Woods * 2004 Vijay Singh � * 2005 Tiger Woods �∞∞ * 2006 Tiger Woods � * 2007 Tiger Woods � * 2008 Pádraig Harrington � * 2009 Tiger Woods
PGA Tour Players of the Year
1990 Wayne Levi * 1991 Fred Couples * 1992 Fred Couples � * 1993 Nick Price * 1994 Nick Price � * 1995 Greg Norman * 1996 Tom Lehman � * 1997 Tiger Woods � * 1998 Mark O'Meara � * 1999 Tiger Woods � * 2000 Tiger Woods#∞ * 2001 Tiger Woods � * 2002 Tiger Woods � * 2003 Tiger Woods * 2004 Vijay Singh � * 2005 Tiger Woods �∞∞ * 2006 Tiger Woods � * 2007 Tiger Woods � * 2008 Pádraig Harrington � * 2009 Tiger Woods

United States Ryder Cup captains

1927 Walter Hagen * 1929 Walter Hagen * 1931 Walter Hagen * 1933 Walter Hagen * 1935 Walter Hagen * 1937 Walter Hagen * 1947 Ben Hogan * 1949 Ben Hogan * 1951 Sam Snead * 1953 Lloyd Mangrum * 1955 Chick Harbert * 1957 Jack Burke, Jr. * 1959 Sam Snead * 1961 Jerry Barber * 1963 Arnold Palmer * 1965 Byron Nelson * 1967 Ben Hogan * 1969 Sam Snead * 1971 Jay Hebert * 1973 Jack Burke, Jr. * 1975 Arnold Palmer * 1977 Dow Finsterwald * 1979 Billy Casper * 1981 Dave Marr * 1983 Jack Nicklaus * 1985 Lee Trevino * 1987 Jack Nicklaus * 1989 Raymond Floyd * 1991 Dave Stockton * 1993 Tom Watson * 1995 Lanny Wadkins * 1997 Tom Kite * 1999 Ben Crenshaw * 2002 Curtis Strange * 2004 Hal Sutton * 2006 Tom Lehman * 2008 Paul Azinger * 2010 Corey Pavin



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