Sport: The Last Big One

Texas' Ben Hogan had won all but one of golf's top prizes in the most spectacular career since that of Bobby Jones. The one that eluded Ben nine times in the last 13 years is the Masters Tournament at Augusta, Ga., founded by the old master, Bobby Jones himself. Last week little (133 Ibs.) Ben Hogan, almost ready to retire at 38, tried again.

Before the tournament, having gone through nine days of meticulous practice, Ben explained why the Masters had always proved too much for the iron Hogan control. Said he: "The greens are...

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