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Tag Archives: Ben Hogan
The Longest Shot
If you’re like a lot of golfers, you know that a relatively unknown club pro beat Ben Hogan in a playoff for the U.S. Open sometime in the early 1950’s. Maybe you know that the unknown pro was Jack Fleck, … Continue reading
Posted in book thoughts
Tagged Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson, golf books, Jack Fleck, U.S. Open
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More Than A Pair Of Pricklies
They’re playing the Valero Texas Open now, and although I can’t get out to the course to watch, I’m always entertained by the way where I live is presented and discussed. It isn’t just Texas – when I lived in … Continue reading
Posted in humor, PGA Tour
Tagged Arnold Palmer, Ben Hogan, Golf Channel, Justin Leonard, Kevin Na, Matt Kuchar, Morning Drive, Sam Snead, Valero Texas Open
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Crunching The Numbers
My golf game is starting to show signs of coming back around, and I got curious about what part of my game contributes the most to my good (or bad) scores. When I pulled down some old records I kept … Continue reading
Get A Grip, or As The Kro-Flites
It’s time to replace my grips. I was considering this and other earth-shaking issues as I drove to the country grocery store for my morning paper, and remembered how long I played with the old leather wrap grips on my … Continue reading
Posted in humor
Tagged Ben Hogan, Colonial Country Club, Crowne Plaza Invitational, golf grips, Power Golf
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From whiffle balls to the hockshop
I taught myself to play golf by reading Ben Hogan’s Power Golf. I later learned that Five Lessons might have been a better intro, but I was pretty much flying solo. No one in my immediate family was a golfer. … Continue reading