Ben Hogan

photo credit: nsaplayer   Facing an early hardship with the suicide death of his father, Ben Hogan helped to raise money for his family by selling newspapers from a very early age.  He began caddying at the Glen Cargen CC. in Fort Worth, TX., where he be-friended Byron Nelson.

After turning professional at 17, it took Hogan more than 10 yrs. to win his first professional tournament.  Prior to 1959, he achieved a total of 63 tournament wins.  His career was nearly ended in 1949 by a near fatal car accident.  All in all, Ben Hogan won 9 Majors and went on to win, what is now called “The Hogan Slam,” (The Masters, The US Open and the British Open).

Jack Nicklaus once described Ben Hogan as “the best-ever ball striker!”