Open and shut case: the 1942 Hale America National Open wasn't really a U.S. Open - except to Ben Hogan

Article Abstract:

Golfer Ben Hogan believes that the 1942 Hale America National Open was his fifth US Open championship. The United States Golf Association does not agree, since it cancelled its championships for the duration of World War II.

Author: Tolhurst, Desmond
Publisher: Time, Inc.
Publication Name: Golf Magazine
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 1056-5493
Year: 1992

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Oh, to be in England: the first British Open played on English soil helped to launch the legend of The Triumvirate

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J.H. Taylor won the 1894 British Open at Royal St George's, the first one played in England. Taylor, Harry Vardon and James Braid dominated the Open for the following 20 years and became known as The Triumvirate.

Author: Tolhurst, Desmond
Publisher: Time, Inc.
Publication Name: Golf Magazine
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 1056-5493
Year: 1993
British Open (Golf), Taylor, J.H.

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The year of the Hawk

Article Abstract:

Anecdotes from Ben Hogan's 1953 golf tournaments are presented. Hogan won the Masters, the US Open and the British Open in 1953 and called it his 'greatest year in golf.'

Publisher: Time, Inc.
Publication Name: Golf Magazine
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 1056-5493
Year: 1993

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Subjects list: History, Competitions, Golfers, Golf, Hogan, Ben
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