Golfing legend Ben Hogan went to his grave believing he had won a record five US Open titles. The USGA says otherwise, and the controversy has endured for over 75 years.
In 1942, the United States Golf Association (USGA) cancelled its four golf tournaments for the duration of World War II. But then it did something different in only that yearit sponsored the Hale-America National Open on the same weekend as the cancelled US Open. The great Ben Hogan won that tournament and went to his grave believing he had therefore won a record five US Open titles.
In The Open Question, Peter May turns his attention to this controversial, colorful Hale-America National Open of 1942. While providing an in-depth look at the tournament itself, May champions Hogans claim to five US Open titles and debunks some questionable assertions that the tournament was not worthy of a US Open. Set against the backdrop of World War II, May also tells the stories of other professional golfers in the tournament and the impact of the war on all their lives.
The USGA has never recognized the Hale-America Tournament as an official US Open and remains firm in its stance. It was a decision that bothered Ben Hogan for the rest of his life. The Open Question shows how dominant Ben Hogan was against some of the biggest names in golf, and reveals why he deserves to be recognized as a five-time US Open winner.
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1 May 1941 to January 1942 The USGA Giveth and the USGA Taketh Away |
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2 April to June 1942 Augusta, Seaview, and East Lake |
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3 Hale America Round 1, June 18, 1942 Ridgemoor and Mr. Icicle |
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4 Hale America Round 2, June 19, 1942 Mr. 62 |
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5 Hale America Round 3, June 20, 1942 Good Times Jimmy |
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6 Hale America Round 4, June 21, 1942 Ben and Bobby, One Last Time |
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PART III CONTROVERSY AND AFTERMATH |
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7 Controversy When Is a US Open Not a US Open? |
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8 October 1945 TO AUGUST 1946 The End of Hostilities and the Return of the US Open |
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9 1946 and Beyond The Foursome on the Back Nine of Life |
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| Epilogue: Preserving the Legacy: The Hoganistas |
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| Bibliography |
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| Index |
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| About the Author |
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Peter May has been covering and writing about sports for more than three decades, for the last several years as a Boston-based correspondent for The New York Times. At the Boston Globe, he specialized in covering the Boston Celtics and the NBA, earning numerous writing awards. He also covered three Super Bowls, two World Series, the 2004 Olympics, and a number of international basketball tournaments. He is a senior lecturer in journalism at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. May is the author of four books: The Big Three: Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish: The Best Frontcourt in the History of Basketball ; The Last Banner: The Story of the 1985-86 Boston Celtics, the NBAs Greatest Team of All-Time; Wont Back Down: Teams, Dreams and Family with Kim Mulkey , and Top of The World: The Inside Story of the Boston Celtics 2007-08 Championship Season .
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