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The Open Question


The Open Question

Ben Hogan and Golf's Most Enduring Controversy

von: Peter May

24,99 €

Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 12.05.2021
ISBN/EAN: 9781538137109
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 224

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<p><span>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. </span></p>
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<p><span>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 year—it 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. </span></p>
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<p><span>In </span><span>The Open Question</span><span>, 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 Hogan’s 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. </span></p>
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<p><span>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. </span><span>The Open Question </span><span>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.</span></p>
<p><span>This book provides the first in-depth look at the controversial Hale-America National Open, won by Ben Hogan in 1942 against the backdrop of the wartime home front. Peter May champions Hogan’s claim that it should have counted as an official US Open, which would have given him a record five US Open titles.</span></p>
<p><span>Prologue</span></p>
<p><span>Preface</span></p>
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<p><span>Part One – Eleven Months </span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 1: May 1941-January 1942: </span><span>The USGA Giveth and the USGA Taketh Away</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 2: April-June 1942: </span><span>Augusta, Seaview and East Lake </span></p>
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<p><span>Part Two – Four Days</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 3: The Hale-America Round One, June 18: </span><span>Ridgemoor and Mr. Icicle</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 4: The Hale-America Round Two, June 19: </span><span>Mr. 62</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 5: The Hale-America Round Three, June 20: </span><span>Good Times Jimmy</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 6: The Hale-America Round Four, June 21: </span><span>Ben and Bobby One Last Time</span></p>
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<p><span>Part Three – Controversy and Aftermath</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 7: Controversy: </span><span>When Is a US Open Not a US Open?</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 8: October 1945 to August 1946: </span><span>The End of Hostilities and the Return of the US Open</span></p>
<p><span>Chapter 9: The Back Nine: </span><span>The Foursome on the Back Nine of Life</span></p>
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<p><span>Epilogue: </span><span>Preserving the Legacy: The Hoganistas</span></p>
<p><span>Peter May</span><span> has been covering and writing about sports for more than three decades, for the last several years as a Boston-based correspondent for </span><span>The New York Times</span><span>. At the </span><span>Boston Globe</span><span>, 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: </span><span>The Big Three: Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish: The Best Frontcourt in the History of Basketball</span><span> ; </span><span>The Last Banner: The Story of the 1985-86 Boston Celtics, the NBA’s Greatest Team of All-Time</span><span>; </span><span>Won’t Back Down: Teams, Dreams and Family with Kim Mulkey</span><span> , and </span><span>Top of The World: The Inside Story of the Boston Celtics’ 2007-08 Championship Season .</span></p>
<p><span>June/July 2021: </span><span>The Open Question</span><span> was given a nice write-up in Golf Oklahoma’s June/July 2021 edition.</span></p>
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<p><span>Link: <a href="https://issuu.com/southcentralgolf/docs/junejuly_2021"><span>https://issuu.com/southcentralgolf/docs/junejuly_2021</span></a></span></p>

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