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Its oversized greens were an advantage, too: a man who counted on hot putting would never win the 1954 Open. To Hogan, Snead and Baltusrol looked like a winning combination: "Man, he should be the hottest favorite since Jones. This course is just made for his type of game." After a practice round at Baltusrol this week, though, Snead himself was cautiously pessimistic. "This baby is real tough," he gloomed. But at Augusta last March, after beating Hogan, he sang a different tune: "The sun don't always shine on the same little dog's tail." For Golfer Snead's tail, it had been a long wait for sunup.
*Hogan shares the record of four Opens with Bobby Jones and the late Willie Anderson. *Playing man-to-man and not against the ano nymity of the field or a scorecard, Snead has never lost to Hogan. They have golfed together in just three tournament playoffs, and Snead won every time. They will not be paired at the Open tee-off.