> Towering Byron Nelson of Texas: the Augusta Masters Golf Tournament; for the second time; defeating wispy Ben Hogan, another Texan; 69 to 70; in an 18-hole play-off after they had tied for first place with a score of 280 for 72 holes; over Bobby Jones's dream course at Augusta, Ga. Though Hogan has been the biggest money winner among U.S. pros for the past three years, he has never succeeded in winning a major U.S. championship. The Masters, inaugurated eight years ago to commemorate Bobby Jones's unparalleled Grand Slam of 1930 (when...
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