Great American Golfer
m Ben Hogan, American pro- g = fessional golfer, who has had a g g remarkable sequence of low gj g scores in the last few weeks, is g = one of the lightest and shortest g P of the United States stars. gj g Recently Hogan had a record g “ total of 277 for the 72 holes in g g the North and South open chamS pionship at Pinehurst, including = s; a 66 and 67 for the first two g H rounds. gg g The other day he broke the g = record of the Greensbro (North H H Carolina) course with an aggre- g g gate of 270 for 72 holes. His 3 == cards in the four rounds were g B 69, 68, 66, and 67. ffi isj In the Pinehurst event he fin- § s ished 25 strokes ahead of the H g Australian, Jim Ferrier, and in B ra the Greensbro competition 28 g =s strokes ahead. R B Weighing around the lOst B g mark, Hogan is sft 9in tall, yet g h he consistently outdrives most H 5 of the long-hitters by 20 yards. B
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Southland Times, Issue 24106, 20 April 1940, Page 16
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190Great American Golfer Southland Times, Issue 24106, 20 April 1940, Page 16
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