> Little Ben Hogan, red-hot, ice-veined Texan: the Hale America golf tournament, war-benefit substitute for the U.S. Open; with a 72-hole total of 271 (72-62-69-68); at Chicago's Ridgemoor Country Club. Though Hogan has been golf's leading money winner for the past three years, it was his first major championship. His second-round 62 set a new U.S. national tournament record. He has averaged 70 strokes per round in close to 200 rounds of tournament play a record no U.S. golfer has ever approached.
The putter and ball he used on the final green were auctioned...
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