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Lewis Two kids from Texas who fought their way back to the top of the world! Genres: May 1951 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Did You Know? Trivia "Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 10, 1952 with Anne Baxter reprising her film role. See more » Connections Worst-researched biographical film since Babe Ruth Story 29 March 2004 | by tomreynolds2004 (Washington DC) – See all my reviews How can you make an entire movie about Ben Hogan and capture nothing of his spirit? Nothing of his essence? Somehow, the makers of this awful "tribute" movie managed to do just that. Okay, Ford is a poor physical match for Hogan. He is tight-lipped enough, but that's about it. But the philosophies espoused by Ford in the film, and his white-bread demeanor and points of reference are totally alien to Hogan's own background or his life essence. The complex relationship between Hogan and his unhappy wife is also misrepresented badly.

Throw in Dennis O'Keefe and the homogenization of one of the greatest comeback stories in sports is a complete whitewash. If you wish to learn anything about Ben Hogan and what made him tick, avoid Follow The Sun. 4 of 11 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes 10 of the Best Golf Movies You Should Watch, Come What May Follow Us 10 of the Best Golf Movies You Should Watch, Come What May For all those golf lovers out there, Hollywood and filmmakers have tapped into your love for this game and made many movies whose storyline revolves around golf. We, at Buzzle, have listed out the 10 best golf movies that every golf lover should not miss! Advertisement Let me tell you something. I came here to win a trophy. And on the face of it Ted Ray or I should carry it off. Not for you, not for England, but for sheer bloody pride at being the best, *that's* why we do this. And if Mr. Ouimet wins tomorrow, it's because he's the best, because of who he is. Not who his father was, not how much money he's got, because of who he bloody is!

And I'll thank you to remember that. And I'll thank you to show the respect a gentleman gives as a matter of course. ― Harry Vardon, The Greatest Game Ever Played Any sport needs lot of passion and focus, it also provides fans and players of its fair share of emotional ups and downs. Though it may seem like a passive sport, our beloved game of golf also takes us on an emotional roller-coaster. Considering the popularity of golf, it is not surprising to find golf being the subject of many a movies, highlighting the finer nuances of the game, not to mention the winning, losing, and the spirit of competition. Golf has evolved and changed with the times, from being a sport for the elite to being loved and followed by the working class too. Our movies have reflected its journey in a unique fashion, from portraying the real-life stories of legendary golfers to fiction; some movies have a calm, serious theme, while some have managed to tickle our funny bone. The following list of golf movies, according to Buzzle, are a must-watch of all golf lovers.

★ Tin Cup Roy played by Kevin Costner Molly played by Rene Russo The movie is about a former professional golfer, Roy, who owns a golf driving range; however, he has very little ambition and wastes his talent. He whiles away his time with his friend Romeo. But, like every man needs a woman to bring out the best in him, enter Molly―the beautiful psychologist who gets him back on his feet. She asks Roy for golf lessons, and cupid strikes. However, Molly is the girlfriend of his former golf rival, whom Roy needs to supersede to win Molly's heart. He bucks himself up for the U.S. Open golf tournament, while seeking therapy from Molly. In this journey, Roy looks to rediscover himself and rekindle his passion for the game, while trying to harness his talents to achieve something in life. ✤ The Master Shot More than winning, it is the game which is important, and this movie justifies the real motto behind any sport―sportsman spirit―and the things you can do for what you love. ★ Follow The Sun Ben Hogan played by Glenn Ford Valerie Hogan played by Anne Baxter This is a biopic of legendary golfer Ben Hogan, and the movie discovers his journey in golf.

I love biopics, because they are inspiring for young golfers. This movie portrays how love can conquer all. With the love and support of his wife and fans, Ben, despite meeting with a serious accident, musters courage to get back to golf and achieves success. This movie also features real-life famous golfers, starring as themselves. ✤ The Master Shot If you're having a mellow day, this biopic will motivate you to get back on your feet. That's what sport teaches us―to get up after every failure or fall, and to learn from it and have a never-say-die attitude. ★ Pat and Mike Pat Pemberton played by Katharine Hepburn Mike Conovan played by Spencer Tracy This movie is a tribute to all the lady golfers who've managed to challenge years of discrimination, and prove that they have an equal right to play and enjoy golf just like the men. Pat is that vivacious golfer, who knows her game; however, the hurdle is her fiancé, who wants her to settle down with him soon and tuck away her golfing dreams in a corner.

Presumably, considering the release year of the movie, it can be understood that during the '50s it must have been a real deal for a woman to play golf, unlike today. She's outstanding at her game; however, the presence of her fiancé always unnerves her, and she manages to lose her confidence. Yet, she refuses to give up her love for the sport and strikes a partnership with Mike, a sports promoter who initially bribes her into losing a game, which she refuses. Despite a bad start with him, Mike sees great potential in her talent and decides to give her due. She even fights goons when they attack Mike, eventually discovering that they have fallen in love. ✤ The Master Shot A craving for independence is every woman's dream―especially during 1950s! And what better way than to have a lover who supports you in fulfilling your dream? Ladies, time to pick up your golf clubs, and follow your passion.

★ The Greatest Game Ever Played Release year - 2005 Lead protagonist Francis Quimet played by Shia LaBeouf If you're a sucker for biopics, this movie tells the story of Francis Quimet, who managed to break the class restrictions enforced by golf clubs. Despite hailing from a working class background, he became the first amateur to play in the U.S. Open Golf Tournament. Much against the wishes of his father, Francis struggled through all odds and financial crisis to keep his passion for golf alive. He even worked as a caddy, thus earning the dismay of his father, as it paid him much lesser money. The film ends with the 'greatest game', i.e. his tournament with established players Harry Vardon and Ted Ray, whom he idolizes since his childhood. ✤ The Master Shot Dreams do come true, with perseverance and patience, that's what this movie, inspired by a real-life golfer's story, tells us. ★ Happy Gilmore Lead protagonist Happy Gilmore played by Adam Sandler It's an Adam Sandler movie, and you can expect at humor and comedy, and 'Happy Gilmore', happily showcases Adam's comic timing aptly.

Happy was raised by his grandmother alone, and her house is now at stake, since she has not paid the taxes for many years, and now has three months to pay the money, else her house will be forfeited. Though a rejected ice-hockey player, Happy has inherited a unique hockey slap-shot technique from his father. A former golf player, Chubbs Peterson, who had to quit playing golf as his right hand was injured by an alligator, discovers Happy and encourages him to contest in a local tournament. Happy wins the tournament and earns himself a spot in the Pro Golf Tour. Unwillingly, Happy has to join the tournament immediately, ignoring Chubbs's suggestion of joining it after 6 months of training, as he needs to raise money for his grandmother's home within 3 months. What follows is his journey throughout the tour―a rival shooter puts Happy through all kinds of turmoil to compel him to quit the game―and Happy's outgoing attitude and crazy antics, which earn him a lot of brownie points from viewers. Despite all odds, Happy manages to win and reclaim his grandmother's house.

✤ The Master Shot Adam Sandler never fails to do it―make his audience love him, over and over again, much like this character, Happy. With his unique style, which his fans are aware of, this is a light-hearted movie. It's the story of a humble man who fails like everyone else, yet never tries to give up. And yes, that is what makes it appealing, yet recommended only for those who don't mind watching an Adam Sandler movie. ★ The Caddy Joe played by Dean Martin Harvey played by Jerry Lewis A classic comedy, you'll love this one for its different theme. Though based on golf, the real highlight is the comic timing between the two protagonists. The story revolves around Harvey, who is a talented golfer, yet his fear of crowds suppresses him from showcasing his talent. As an alternative, he decides to become a caddy and coach to his fiancée's brother Joe. They both form a successful team; however, in a bid to impress the rich lass Kathy Taylor, Joe takes Harvey for granted. Joe basks in the glory of his success, eventually, leading Harvey to tend to himself. Joe spends all the money, and ignores Harvey's attempts to keep him at his best performance.

A web of misunderstandings, and the constant cat and mouse game which manages to create a scene every time and evoke hilarity, are witnessed by a showman, and he suggests them to try the show business instead of being on the golf course. The film ends with their successful comic show performance, eventually leading Harvey to overcome his fear of performing in-front of an audience. ✤ The Master Shot Though the film starts with golf, it proves to be a gateway to a successful career for both young men. Nevertheless, it ends with a star pair of comedians―highlighting the fact that hidden talent needs to be discovered and honed to be best utilized. ★ The Legend of Bagger Vance Release year - 2000 Rannulph Junuh - Matt Damon Adele Invergordon - Charlize Theron Based on a novel, this movie tells the story of a fictional character―Bagger Vance. Will Smith has excellently portrayed this mysterious character. Certainly offbeat, though it involves golf, there is an unusual enigma to this story.

Junuh is a depressed soul after World War I, yet is convinced by his lover, Adele, to participate in a golf tournament, which includes legendary players of those times―Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen. Out of the blue, a man named Bagger Vance appears and agrees to be a caddy for Junuh. Bagger guides Junuh throughout the tournament and helps him overcome his depression, thus motivating him to move on with life. With a peaceful pace―the characters are calm and matured, no antagonist in this story―the story progresses just like a piece of soothing music. Whether Bagger is an angel, or a real person, no one really knows. But once he learns that Junuh is attempting to accept and learn to live life again, he disappears, much to the shock of Junuh. ✤ The Master Shot This movie showcases the sport from a different perspective―golf as an synonym for companionship, and a game of gentlemen, where playing has more relevance than who wins or loses.

★ A Gentleman's Game Timmy Price played by Mason Gamble Foster Pearse played by Gary Sinise This movie is about a 12-year-old kid, Timmy, who has talent in playing golf, and his father gets him a summer job as a caddy in his golf club. While working as a caddy and improving his game, he discovers the realities of life―differences in economic classes of people, and how the working class mutely succumbs to the wishes and whims of the elite players. The movie is little cynical, somewhere mocking the name 'A Gentleman's Game' as dirty truths are discovered by the little kid when he works as a caddy. He is sent to a former golf player Foster Pearse to improve his golf skills, only to discover that each one has their own secrets here. In all this, the real essence of golf seems to be forgotten. ✤ The Master Shot This movie explores the ugly facet of human behavior―how class differences can interfere even in sport.

★ Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius Release year - 2002 Bobby Jones played by Jim Caviezel Mary Jones played by Claire Forlani A movie based on the life of legendary golfer Bobby Jones, it portrays his journey from a rewarding career to a lawyer. His life was also fraught with financial adversities, and a childhood engulfed with health problems. Nevertheless, he managed both professions, and even after retirement continued his association with the sport by helping design the Augusta National Golf Club. The film explores his life through golf and also his relationship with his wife. The film received mixed reviews, also being criticized for being a bit dull, and mulling over a sad theme. ✤ The Master Shot Bobby Jones is one of the greatest golfers of all time, and a biopic can bring to light certain unknown facets about such legends. ★ Caddyshack · March 24, 2016 · In this article Ben talks about one of his early golfing heroes, Walter Hagen. Ben believed that we all could benefit if we had the same attitude “The Haig” di...d when it came to wayward shots.

He refused to let bad shots upset him and took it as an opportunity to impress the gallery and intimidate his fellow golfers. From early in 1947 to late 1949 Ben Hogan wrote a series of short articles (numbering more than 160) about interesting anecdotes and relationships he developed in the world of golf and tips for golfers of all skill levels. Tom Shehan, a journalist who made his career by covering horse racing for several publications was the ghost writer of these articles and others, including Ben Hogan’s Power Golf and works by Byron Nelson and Sam Snead. The articles were distributed to newspapers by McNaught Syndicate. This article was published in December 1948. 99th in a series. · March 23, 2016 · This Day in Hogan History: On March 23, 1951 Ben and his wife, Valerie attended the world premiere of the film about the life and times of Ben Hogan, “Follow th...e Sun” at the Palace Theater in Fort Worth Texas, Hollywood’s first major motion picture about golf.

Glenn Ford played Ben Hogan and Ann Baxter his wife with cameos by Jimmy Demaret, Cary Middlecoff and Sam Snead who played themselves and Grantland Rice as the Toastmaster. Attending the premiere were Glenn Ford and Dennis O’Keefe, who played Chuck Williams, a popular fellow pro, loosely based on Jimmy Demaret. Leonard Matlin described the movie as a “fictionalized biopic of golfer Ben Hogan with hokey dramatics”, while the “Hollywood Reporter” wrote that Glenn Ford’s portrayal was “very much the Hogan we know from the links – a stoic more interested in playing a good game than being a good fellow. Yet, thanks to Ford’s persuasive playing you like Hogan and root for him.” Glenn Ford received a guarantee of $12,500 for his role in the film, which was more than Ben ever won in a golf tournament. Prior to the opening the film’s original title, “The Ben Hogan Story” was changed to “Follow the Sun”, which was a great disappointment to Ben. The movie documented Ben and Valerie as they “follow the sun” as they traveled from one golf tournament to the next but with very little success at first.

He learned that for him to win on the tour he must develop an inimical demeanor, which alienated him from the fans and players. While driving back home from a golf tournament in Phoenix, Ben was seriously hurt when he and Valerie collide head on with a bus. The outpouring of sympathy Ben received during his convalescence convinced him to be more affable. The movie ended by showing him playing in the 1950 Los Angeles Open, where he lost in a playoff to Sam Snead. "His legs simply were not strong enough to carry his heart any longer", quoted Grantland Rice. Ben had script approval and was the technical advisor on the film and "drove everybody nearly mad" said his longtime golf partner Jimmy Demaret. He spent four hours a day, every day for a month giving lessons to Glenn Ford in a futile attempt to have him swing like a pro. Ben was so adamant about portraying an accurate swing he stood behind the camera throughout the filming and asked for retakes any time Glenn didn’t make a swing that met his standards. It finally got to the point that the Director, Sidney Lanfield had a mask created to look like Glenn Ford so that Hogan could stand in on golf shots.

Lanfield said that he was never so happy to finish a film because Hogan was more difficult to work with than any Hollywood actor. Pictured is a poster from, “Follow the Sun” a 1951 movie about Ben Hogan’s life starring Glenn Ford playing Ben Hogan and Anne Baxter playing his wife, Valerie. Pictured is an article about “Follow the Sun” from the March 1951 issue of Golf Life with interesting anecdotes about the movie. · March 20, 2016 · It is only three weeks until the Masters Golf Tournament starts! The 2011 edition of the Official Program of the Masters Tournament contained an article titled... “HOW THE HAWK MASTERED AUGUSTA”, with the following byline: “Ben Hogan was more than a player at the Masters. He was a presence. No entertainer, his passion for perfection helped win two Masters Titles – and millions of admirers.” It took him more than 20 years as a professional and nine attempts before he finally claimed the green jacket. Bobby Jones said Hogan was the hardest worker he had ever seen in any sport.

His rate of finishing among the top 10 (68%) is better than that of anyone who has played in 20 or more Masters. · March 18, 2016 · This Day in Hogan history: On March 18, 1957 Sports Illustrated released the second of a five part series written by Ben Hogan, co-authored with Herbert Warren ...Wind and illustrated by Anthony Ravielli, called the “Five Lessons – the Modern Fundamentals of Golf”. The subject of the second installment was the Stance and Posture. When released as a book it becomes the most widely read golf tutorial and the biggest selling instructional book (golf or otherwise) ever written. It is currently in its 64th printing and even today it continues to maintain a place at or near the top of the Amazon.com golf book sales rankings.

Pictured is the Sports Illustrated article from March 18, 1957 of the second installment of the “Five Lessons – the Modern Fundamentals of Golf.” · March 17, 2016 · This Day in Hogan History Happy Birthday to Robert Tyre "Bobby" Jones Jr., born this day, March 17, 1902. Ben and Bobby had a great mutual respect for their gol...fing abilities and in their gentlemanly ways. Ben said that Bobby Jones would be a champion in any era he played. Bobby in the article pictured here, said that Ben “deserves to be rated with the greatest.” Pictured are Bob Jones, Ben Hogan and Gene Sarazen at the USGA dinner given in honor of Ben Hogan at the Park Lane Hotel in New York in 1953 after Ben returned from his victory at the Open Championship and a newspaper article where Bobby Jones was asked to compare his game to Hogan’s. · March 16, 2016 · In this article Ben declared that his good friend Jimmy Demaret was the finest wind-shot golfer he ever saw.

He tells of the time he hit near miraculous shot d...uring a windy day at the 1946 St. Petersburg Open, a low hook with a one-iron out of the rough around a group of palm trees landing near the pin. Ben goes on to explain how to hit a low shot that plays into the wind. From early in 1947 to late 1949 Ben Hogan wrote a series of short articles (numbering more than 160) about interesting anecdotes and relationships he developed in the world of golf and tips for golfers of all skill levels. Tom Shehan, a journalist who made his career by covering horse racing for several publications was the ghost writer of these articles and others, including Ben Hogan’s Power Golf and works by Byron Nelson and Sam Snead. The articles were distributed to newspapers by McNaught Syndicate. This article was published in December 1948. 96th in a series.

· March 14, 2016 · This Day in Hogan History On March 14, 1963 the following graphically illustrated cartoon depicting the story of Ben Hogan’s amazing comeback from his near fata...l automobile accident was published in a comic book called “Treasure Chest of Fun & Fact”. As time passes, new golfers come and go, people forget or don’t understand how great a golfer Ben was and think that the new generation of golfers are so much better than then. As documented in this story, the fans were saying “He’s unbeatable” and “There’ll never be another like him.” His Doctors could not believe how hard he worked to rehabilitate from his injuries to come back and play competitive golf in less than a year from the accident. He went on “to become the ‘Golfer of the Year’ to climax one of the greatest comebacks in sports history.” Ben’s grit and determination would make him a champion in any generation. · March 8, 2016 · This Day in Hogan history: From March 8 - 11, 1945 First Lieutenant William B.

Hogan, serving in the Army Air Corps, was granted leave and received permission ...to play in the Miami Four-Ball Tournament held at the Miami Springs Golf Course, teaming with Ed Dudley. This was one of the three times he played between August, 1942 and August, 1945. Ben had not touched a golf club for six months until he played in an exhibition match for convalescent soldiers at the Biltmore Hospital prior to the tournament. Ben arrived in Miami Friday, March 2 to give golf lessons to returning veterans to “get their mind off the war” and the invitation to play in the tourney came when Sgt. E. J. “Dutch” Harrison was recalled to Wright Field in Ohio to await re-assignment. Hogan was quoted: “I’ve got to pack six months’ of practice into a couple of days. I doubt if I can walk 36 holes, much less play ‘em. I got a couple of big blisters on my hands left over from Sunday and they hurt every time I grab a club. It’s all up to partner Ed Dudley. I’ll lean on him plenty.

Those other fellows have the tour back of ‘em and a few like Snead, Hamilton, Nelson and McSpaden are going great. I don’t expect to do anything but I’m going to enjoy it. I was hitting my drives nearly as good as when I was playing regularly and my putting wasn’t bad. Of course, there were some shots I couldn’t try because I hadn’t had the practice. I’m 32 now and I want to get back to playing but the years are passing quickly and that doesn’t help.” The Hogan-Dudley team lost to Byron Nelson and Harold “Jug” McSpaden” 4-3 in the quarterfinals and earned $200.00. The Nelson/McSpaden team goes on to win the tournament, defeating Denny Shute and Sam Byrd 8-6 in the finals. This is the first of Byron’s 11 victories in a row, of which, Ben competed in only 3 of those events because he was serving in the Army Air Corps in WWII. Pictured is Ben Hogan carrying his golf clubs and luggage while serving in the Army Air Corps between 1942 and 1945.

Ben Hogan - 必应 Sign in Ben Hogan William Ben Hogan (August 13, 1912 – July 25, 1997) was an American professional golfer, generally considered one of the greatest players in the history of the game. Born within six months of two other acknowledged golf greats of the 20th century, Sam Snead and Byron Nelson, Hogan is notable for his profound influence on golf swing theory and his legendary ball-striking ability. His nine career professional major championships tie him with Gary Player for fourth all-time, trailing only Jack Nicklaus (18), Tiger Woods (14) and Walter ... (展开) Hagen (11). He is one of only five golfers to have won all four major championships currently open to professionals (the Masters Tournament, The Open (despite only playing once), the U.S. Open, and the PGA Championship). The other four are Nicklaus, Woods, Player, and Gene Sarazen.

我去了这些诊所在普渡大学举行南路线之一1950与Ben Hogan举行。 答 I went to one of these clinics held at the Purdue University South Course held with Ben Hogan back in the 1950's. Ben Hogan Early life and character Born in Stephenville, Texas, he was the third and youngest child of Chester and Clara (Williams) Hogan. His father was a blacksmith and the family lived ten miles southwest in Dublin until 1921, when they moved 70 miles (112 km) northeast to Fort Worth. In 1922, when Hogan was nine, his father Chester committed suicide by self-inflicted gunshot at the family home. By some accounts, Chester committed suicide in front of him, which some (including Hogan biographer James Dodson) have cited as the cause of his introverted personality in later years. Following his father's suicide, the family incurred financial difficulty and the children took jobs to help their seamstress mother make ends meet. Older brother Royal quit school at age 14 to deliver office supplies by bicycle, and nine-year-old Ben sold newspapers after school at the nearby train station.

A tip from a friend led him to caddying at the age of 11 at Glen Garden Country Club, a nine-hole course seven miles (11 km) to the south. One of his fellow caddies at Glen Garden was Byron Nelson, later a tour rival. The two would tie for the lead at the annual Christmas caddy tournament in December 1927, when both were 15. Nelson sank a 30-foot putt to tie on the ninth and final hole. Instead of sudden death, they played another nine holes; Nelson sank another substantial putt on the final green to win by a stroke. The following spring, Nelson was granted the only junior membership offered by the members of Glen Garden. Club rules did not allow caddies age 16 and older, so after August 1928, Hogan took his game to three scrubby daily-fee courses: Katy Lake, Worth Hills, and Z-Boaz. Ben Hogan Turns professional Hogan dropped out of Central High School (R.L.

Paschal High School) during the final semester of his senior year, and became a professional golfer at the Texas Open in San Antonio in late January 1930, more than six months shy of his 18th birthday. Hogan met Valerie Fox in Sunday school in Fort Worth in the mid-1920s, and they reacquainted in 1932 when he landed a low-paying club pro job in Cleburne, where her family had moved. They married in April 1935 at her parents' home. His early years as a pro were very difficult, and Hogan went broke more than once. He did not win his first pro tournament as an individual until March 1940, when he won three consecutive tournaments in North Carolina. Although it took a decade to secure his first victory, Hogan's wife Valerie believed in him, and this helped see him through the tough years when he battled a hook, which he later cured. Despite finishing 13th on the money list in 1938, Hogan had to take an assistant pro job at Century Country Club in Purchase, New York.

He worked at Century as an assistant and then as the head pro until 1941, when he took the head pro job at Hershey Country Club in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Ben Hogan Career-threatening accident Between the years of 1938 through 1959, Hogan won 63 professional golf tournaments despite his career being interrupted in its prime by World War II and a near-fatal car accident. Hogan served in the U.S. Army Air Forces from March 1943 to June 1945, becoming a utility pilot with the rank of lieutenant stationed at Fort Worth, Texas. Hogan and his wife, Valerie, survived a head-on collision with a Greyhound bus on a fog-shrouded bridge, early in the morning, east of Van Horn, Texas on February 2, 1949. Hogan threw himself across Valerie in order to protect her, and would have been killed had he not done so, as the steering column punctured the driver's seat.

This accident left Hogan, age 36, with a double-fracture of the pelvis, a fractured collar bone, a left ankle fracture, a chipped rib, and near-fatal blood clots: he would suffer lifelong circulation problems and other physical limitations. His doctors said he might never walk again, let alone play golf competitively. While in hospital, Hogan's life was endangered by a blood clot problem, leading doctors to tie off the vena cava. Hogan left the hospital on April 1, 59 days after the accident. After regaining his strength by extensive walking, he resumed golf activities in November 1949. He returned to the PGA Tour to start the 1950 season, at the Los Angeles Open, where he tied with Sam Snead over 72 holes, but lost the 18-hole playoff. Ben Hogan The "Triple Crown" season The win at Carnoustie was only a part of Hogan's watershed 1953 season, a year in which he won five of the six tournaments he entered, including three major championships (a feat known as the Triple Crown of Golf). It still stands among the greatest single seasons in the history of professional golf.

Hogan, 40, was unable to enter — and possibly win — the 1953 PGA Championship (to complete the Grand Slam) because its play (July 1–7) overlapped the play of the British Open at Carnoustie (July 6–10), which he won. It was the only time that a golfer had won three major professional championships in a year until Tiger Woods won the final three majors in 2000 (and the first in 2001). Hogan often declined to play in the PGA Championship, skipping it more and more often as his career wore on. There were two reasons for this. First, the PGA Championship was, until 1958, a match play event, and Hogan's particular skill was "shooting a number" — meticulously planning and executing a strategy to achieve a score for a round on a particular course (even to the point of leaving out the 7-iron in the U.S. Open at Merion, saying "there are no 7-iron shots at Merion").

Second, the PGA required several days of 36 holes per day competition, and after his 1949 auto accident, Hogan struggled to manage more than 18 holes a day. Ben Hogan Hogan's golf swing Ben Hogan is widely acknowledged to have been among the greatest ball strikers ever to have played golf. Although he had a formidable record as a tournament winner, it is this aspect of Hogan which mostly underpins his modern reputation. Hogan was known to practice more than any other golfer of his contemporaries and is said to have "invented practice". On this matter, Hogan himself said, "You hear stories about me beating my brains out practicing, but... I was enjoying myself. I couldn't wait to get up in the morning, so I could hit balls. When I'm hitting the ball where I want, hard and crisply, it's a joy that very few people experience." He was also one of the first players to match particular clubs to yardages, or reference points around the course such as bunkers or trees, in order to improve his distance control. Hogan thought that an individual's golf swing was "in the dirt" and that mastering it required plenty of practice and repetition.

He is also known to have spent years contemplating the golf swing, trying a range of theories and methods before arriving at the finished method which brought him his greatest period of success. The young Hogan was badly afflicted by hooking the golf ball. Although slight of build at 5'8½" and 145 pounds – attributes that earned him the nickname "Bantam", which he thoroughly disliked – he was very long off the tee early in his career, and even competed in long drive contests. It has been alleged that Hogan used a "strong" grip, with hands more the right of the club grip in tournament play prior to his accident in 1949, despite often practicing with a "weak" grip, with the back of the left wrist facing the target, and that this limited his success, or, at least, his reliability, up to that date. Jacobs alleges that Byron Nelson told him this information, and furthermore that Hogan developed and used the "strong" grip as a boy in order to be able to hit the ball as far as bigger, stronger contemporaries. This strong grip is what resulted in Hogan hitting the odd disastrous snap hook.

Nelson and Hogan both grew up in Fort Worth, and they are known to have played against each other as teenagers. Hogan's late swing produced the famed "Hogan Fade" ball flight, lower than usual for a great player and from left to right. This ball flight was the result of his using a "draw" type swing in conjunction with a "weak" grip, a combination which all but negated the chance of hitting a hook. Hogan played and practiced golf with only bare-hands i.e. he played or practiced without wearing gloves. Moe Norman did the same, playing and practicing without gloves. The two were arguably the greatest ball strikers golf has ever known; even Tiger Woods quoted them as the only players ever to have "owned their swings", in that they had total control of it and, as a result, the ball's flight. In May 1967, the editor of Cary Middlecoff's 1974 book The Golf Swing watched every shot that 54-year-old Hogan hit in the Colonial National Invitational in Fort Worth, Texas. "Hogan shot 281 for a third-place tie with George Archer.

Of the 281 shots, 141 were taken in reaching the greens. Of the 141, 139 were rated from well-executed to superbly executed. The remaining two were a drive that missed the fairway by some 5 yards and a 5-iron to a par-3 hole that missed the green by about the same distance. It was difficult, if not impossible to conceive of anybody hitting the ball better over a four-day span." Hogan's secret Hogan is thought to have developed a "secret" which made his swing nearly automatic. There are many theories as to its exact nature. The earliest theory is that the "secret" was a special wrist movement known as "cupping under". This information was revealed in a 1955 Life magazine article. However, many believed Hogan did not reveal all that he knew at the time. It has since been alleged in Golf Digest magazine, and by Jody Vasquez in his book "Afternoons With Mr Hogan", that the second element of Hogan's "secret" was the way in which he used his right knee to initiate the swing and that this right knee movement was critical to the correct operation of the wrist.

Hogan revealed later in life that the "secret" involved cupping the left wrist at the top of the back swing and using a weaker left hand grip (thumb more on top of the grip as opposed to on the right side). Hogan did this to prevent himself from ever hooking the ball off the tee. By positioning his hands in this manner, he ensured that the club face would be slightly open upon impact, creating a fade (left to right ball flight) as opposed to a draw or hook (right to left ball flight). This is not something that would benefit all golfers, however, since many average golfers already slice or fade the ball. The draw is more appealing to amateurs due to its greater distance. Many believed that although he played right-handed as an adult, Hogan was actually left-handed. In his book "Five Lessons," in the chapter entitled "The Grip," Hogan said "I was born left-handed -- that was the normal way for me to do things.

I was switched over to doing things right-handed when I was a boy but I started golf as a left-hander because the first club I ever came into possession of, an old five-iron, was a left-handed stick." This belief also seemed to be corroborated by Hogan himself in his earlier book "Power Golf." However, some mystery still remains about this since Hogan in subsequent interviews said that the belief of him being left-handed was actually a myth (noted in what was probably his last video interview and in his 1987 Golf Magazine interview). In these interviews Hogan said that he was indeed a right-handed player who early on practiced/played with a left hand club that had been given to him because it was all that he had and that it was this issue that brought about the myth that he was left-handed. This may be the reason that his early play with right-handed equipment found him using a cross-handed grip (right hand at the end of the club, left hand below it). In "The Search for the Perfect Golf Swing", researchers Cochran and Stobbs held the opinion that a left-handed person playing right-handed would be prone to hook the ball.

Ben Hogan "Five Lessons" and golf instruction Hogan believed that a solid, repeatable golf swing involved only a few essential elements, which, when performed correctly and in sequence, were the essence of the swing. His book Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf (written with Herbert Warren Wind) is perhaps the most widely read golf tutorial ever written, although Harvey Penick's Little Red Book would also have a claim to that title, and the principles therein are often parroted by modern "swing gurus". In the Five Lessons, Hogan breaks down the swing into four parts: The Fundamentals, The Grip, Stance and Posture and The Swing. "The Grip\ Hogan says, "Good golf begins with a good grip." Without a good grip, one cannot play to his or her potential. The grip is important because it is the only direct physical contact you have with the ball via your golf club. A bad grip can cause dipping of the hands at the top of the swing and a decrease in club head speed. This can cause a loss of power and accuracy. The following describes the perfect golf grip in the eyes of Mr.

Hogan: "With the back of your left hand facing the target, place the club in the left hand so that, 1) The shaft is pressed up under the muscular pad at the inside heel of the palm, and 2) The shaft also lies directly across the top joint of the forefinger". "Crook the forefinger around the shaft and you will discover that you can lift the club and maintain a fairly firm grip on it by supporting it just with the muscles of that finger and the muscles of the pad of the palm." "Now just close the left hand-close the fingers before you close the thumb-and the club will be just where it should be." "To gain a real acquaintance with this preparatory guide to correct gripping, I would suggest practicing it five or 10 minutes a day for a week until it begins to become second nature." "To obtain the proper grip with the right hand, hold it somewhat extended, with the palm facing your target. Now-your left hand is already correctly affixed-place the club in your right hand so that the shaft lies across the top joint of the four fingers and definitely below the palm." "The right hand is a finger grip.

The two fingers which should apply most of the pressure are the two middle fingers." "Now with the club held firmly on the fingers of your right hand, simply fold your right hand over your left thumb." Ben Hogan Playing style Hogan is widely acknowledged to have been one of the finest ball strikers that ever played the game. Hogan's ball striking has also been described as being of near miraculous caliber by other very knowledgeable observers such as Jack Nicklaus, who only saw him play some years after his prime. Nicklaus once responded to the question, "Is Tiger Woods the best ball striker you have ever seen?" with, "No, no - Ben Hogan, easily". Further testimony to Hogan's (and Moe Norman's) status among top golfers is provided by Tiger Woods, who recently said that he wished to "own his (golf) swing" in the same way as Moe Norman and Hogan had. Woods claimed that this pair were the only players ever to have "owned their swings", in that they had total control of it and, as a result, of the ball's flight. By most accounts, Ben Hogan was the best golfer of his era, and still stands as one of the greatest of all time.

"The Hawk" possessed fierce determination and an iron will, which combined with his unquestionable golf skills, formed an aura which could intimidate opponents into competitive submission. In Scotland, Hogan was known as "The Wee Ice Man", or, in some versions, "Wee Ice Mon," a moniker earned during his famous British Open victory at Carnoustie in 1953. It is a reference to his steely and seemingly nerveless demeanor, itself a product of a golf swing he had built that was designed to perform better the more pressure he put it under. Hogan rarely spoke during competition, and there are numerous anecdotes about Hogan's sparse but pithy remarks. Hogan was also highly respected by fellow competitors for his superb course management skills. During his peak years, he rarely if ever attempted a shot in competition which he had not thoroughly honed in practice. Although his ball striking was perhaps the greatest ever, Hogan is not particularly revered for his putting skills. Solid and sometimes spectacular in his early and peak years, Hogan by his later years deteriorated to the point of being an often poor putter by professional standards, particularly on slow greens.

The majority of his putting problems developed after his 1949 car accident, which nearly blinded his left eye and impaired his depth perception. Toward the end of his career, he often stood over the ball inordinately long before drawing his putter back. While he suffered from the "yips" in his later years, Hogan was known as an effective putter from mid to short range on quick, U.S. Open style surfaces at times during his career. Ben Hogan Career and records In 1948 alone, Ben Hogan won 10 tournaments, including the U.S. Open at Riviera Country Club, a course known as "Hogan's Alley" because of his success there. His 8-under par score in the 1948 U.S. Open set a tournament record that was matched only by Jack Nicklaus in 1980, Hale Irwin in 1990, and Lee Janzen in 1993. It was not broken until Tiger Woods shot 12-under par in the tournament in 2000 (Jim Furyk also shot 8-under par in the 2003 U.S.

Open, and Rory McIlroy set the current U.S. Open record with 16-under par in 2011). Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, a modern PGA Tour tournament venue, is also known as "Hogan's Alley" and may have the better claim to the nickname as it was his home course after his retirement, and he was an active member of Colonial as well for many years. Hogan's Alley is also the name of an FBI training complex, and the term has its origins in the late 19th century in the form of a cartoon strip, only later being matched with courses at which Hogan excelled. The sixth hole at Carnoustie, a par five on which Hogan took a famously difficult line off the tee during each of his rounds in the 1953 Open Championship, has also recently been renamed Hogan's Alley. Prior to the 1949 accident, Hogan never truly captured the hearts of his galleries, despite being one of the best golfers of his time. Perhaps this was due to his perceived cold and aloof on-course persona.

But when Hogan shocked and amazed the golf world by returning to tournament golf only 11 months after his accident, and took second place in the 1950 Los Angeles Open after a playoff loss to Sam Snead, he was cheered on by ecstatic fans. "His legs simply were not strong enough to carry his heart any longer", famed sportswriter Grantland Rice said of Hogan's near-miss. However, he proved to his critics (and to himself, especially) that he could still win by completing his famous comeback five months later, defeating Lloyd Mangrum and George Fazio in an 18-hole playoff at Merion Golf Club to win his second U.S. Open Championship. Hogan went on to achieve what is perhaps the greatest sporting accomplishment in history, limping to 12 more PGA Tour wins (including six majors) before retiring. In 1951, Hogan entered just five events, but won three of them - the Masters, the U.S. Open, and the World Championship of Golf, and finished second and fourth in his other two starts.

He would finish fourth on that season's money list, barely $6,000 behind the season's official money list leader Lloyd Mangrum, who played over 20 events. That year also saw the release of a biopic starring Glenn Ford as Hogan, called Follow the Sun: The Ben Hogan Story. He even received a ticker-tape parade in New York City upon his return from winning the 1953 British Open Championship, the only time he played the event. With his British Open Championship victory, Hogan became just the second player, after Gene Sarazen, to win all four of the modern major championships—the Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, and PGA Championship. Hogan remains the only golfer in history to win the Masters, U.S. Open, and British Open in the same calendar year (1953). His 14-under par at the 1953 Masters set a record that stood for 12 years, and he remains one of just nine golfers (Jack Nicklaus, Raymond Floyd, Ben Crenshaw, Tiger Woods, David Duval, Phil Mickelson, Charl Schwartzel and Jordan Spieth) to have recorded such a low score in the tournament.

In 1967, at age 54, Hogan shot a record 30 on the back nine at the Masters; the record stood until 1992. In 1945, Hogan set a PGA Tour record for a 72-hole event at the Portland Open Invitational by shooting 27-under-par. The record stood until 1998, when it was broken by John Huston (it has since been surpassed by nine others, including most recently Phil Mickelson's 28-under in the 2013 Waste Management Phoenix Open). Hogan never competed on the Senior PGA Tour, as that circuit did not exist until he was in his late sixties. Ben Hogan Five U.S. Opens? Many supporters of Hogan and some golf historians feel that his victory at the Hale America Open in 1942 should be counted as his fifth U.S. Open and 10th major championship, since the tournament was to be a substitute for the Open after its cancellation by the USGA. The Hale America Open was held in the same time slot and was run like the U.S.

Open with more than 1,500 entries, local qualifying at 69 sites and sectional qualifying at most major cities. The top players, who were not off fighting in World War II, participated and the largest purse of the year was awarded. Ben Hogan Distinctions and honors Hogan played on two U.S. Ryder Cup teams, 1947 and 1951, and captained the team three times, 1947, 1949, and 1967, famously claiming on the last occasion to have brought the "twelve best golfers in the world" to play in the competition. (This line was used by subsequent Ryder Cup captain Raymond Floyd in 1989. In 1989, playing at The Belfry, the two sides halved at 14 points each and Team Europe retained the cup.) Hogan won the Vardon Trophy for lowest scoring average three times: 1940, 1941, and 1948. In 1953, Hogan won the Hickok Belt as the top professional athlete of the year in the United States.

The Ben Hogan Award is given annually by the Golf Writers Association of America to a golfer who has stayed active in golf despite a physical handicap or serious illness. The first winner was Babe Zaharias. The Ben Hogan Award is given by Friends of Golf and the Golf Coaches Association of America to the best college golf player since 1990. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. In 1976, Ben Hogan was voted the Bob Jones Award, the highest honor given by the United States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf. A special room is dedicated to Hogan's career, comeback, and accomplishments at the United States Golf Association Museum and Arnold Palmer Center for Golf History in Far Hills, New Jersey. Hogan ranked 38th in ESPN's SportsCentury 50 Greatest Athletes of the 20th Century in 1999. In 2000, Hogan was ranked as the second greatest player of all time by Golf Digest magazine. Jack Nicklaus was first, and Sam Snead was third. In 2009, Hogan was ranked as the fourth greatest player of all time by Golf Magazine.

Jack Nicklaus was first, Tiger Woods was second, and Bobby Jones was third. Hogan helped to design the original plans for the Trophy Club Country Club Golfcourse in Trophy Club, Texas, and 9 of the course's 18 holes are designated as the "Hogan" Course. Ben Hogan Golf Company Following his most successful season, Hogan started his golf club company in the fall of 1953 in Fort Worth. Production began in the summer of 1954, with clubs targeted toward "the better player." Always a perfectionist, Hogan is said to have ordered the entire first production run of clubs destroyed because they did not meet his exacting standards. In 1960, he sold the company to American Machine and Foundry (AMF), but stayed on as chairman of the board for several more years. AMF Ben Hogan golf clubs were sold continuously from 1960 to 1985 when AMF was bought by Minstar who sold The Ben Hogan company in 1988 to Cosmo World, who owned the club manufacturer until 1992, when it was sold to another independent investor, Bill Goodwin.

Goodwin moved the company out of Fort Worth, and a union shop, to Virginia so it would be close to his home of operations for other AMF brands and, incidentally, a non-union shop in an effort to return the company to profitability. Goodwin sold to Spalding in 1997, closing the sale in January 1998. Spalding returned manufacturing to Hogan's Fort Worth, Texas roots before eventually including the company's assets in a bankruptcy sale of Spalding's Topflite division to Callaway in 2004. Callaway now owns the rights to the Ben Hogan brand. After over a half century and numerous ownership changes, the Ben Hogan line was discontinued by Callaway in 2008. In May 2014, Terry Koehler of Eldolon Brands approached Perry Ellis International and got the rights to use Ben Hogan's name for a line of golf clubs.

PGA Tour wins (64) 1938 (1) Hershey Four-Ball (with Vic Ghezzi) 1940 (4) North and South Open, Greater Greensboro Open, Asheville Land of the Sky Open, Goodall Palm Beach Round Robin 1941 (5) Asheville Open, Chicago Open, Hershey Open, Miami Biltmore International Four-Ball (with Gene Sarazen), Inverness Invitational Four-Ball (with Jimmy Demaret) 1942 (6) Los Angeles Open, San Francisco Open, North and South Open, Asheville Land of the Sky Open, Hale America Open, Rochester Open 1945 (5) Nashville Invitational, Portland Open Invitational, Richmond Invitational, Montgomery Invitational, Orlando Open 1946 (13) Phoenix Open, San Antonio Texas Open, St.

Petersburg Open, Miami International Four-Ball (with Jimmy Demaret), Colonial National Invitation, Western Open, Goodall Round Robin, Inverness Invitational Four-Ball (with Jimmy Demaret), Winnipeg Open, PGA Championship, Golden State Open, Dallas Invitational, North and South Open 1947 (7) Los Angeles Open, Phoenix Open, Colonial National Invitation, Chicago Victory Open, World Championship of Golf, Miami International Four-Ball (with Jimmy Demaret), Inverness Invitational Four-Ball (with Jimmy Demaret) 1948 (10) Los Angeles Open, PGA Championship, U.S. Open, Inverness Invitational Four-Ball (with Jimmy Demaret), Motor City Open, Reading Open, Western Open, Denver Open, Reno Open, Glendale Open 1949 (2) Bing Crosby Pro-Am, Long Beach Open 1950 (1) U.S. Open 1951 (3) Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, World Championship of Golf 1952 (1) Colonial National Invitation 1953 (5) Masters Tournament, Pan American Open, Colonial National Invitation, U.S.

Open, The Open Championship 1959 (1) Colonial National Invitation Major championships are shown in bold. Source: (Barkow 1989, pp. 261–262) Critic Consensus: No consensus yet. Movie Info Follow the Sun is the filmed biography of golf champion Ben Hogan. Glenn Ford, no mean duffer himself, stars as Hogan, here depicted as a single-purposed individual to whom golf is everything. Anne Baxter co-stars as Hogan's supportive wife Valerie, who sticks with him through thick and thin. On the brink of his greatest success, Hogan is seriously injured in an auto accident. His recovery and return to the links provides the dramatic momentum of the film's final reels. Co-starring as themselves in Follow the Suns are such golfing legends as Sam Snead, Jimmy Demaret, and Dr. Cary Middlecoff. An uncredited Harold Blake appears as Ben Hogan at the age of 14. Rating:

Question: Glen Ford played which legendary golfer in the 1950's Hollywood biopic, 'Follow the Sun'?
Answer: BEN HOGAN