Ben Hogan

Ben Hogan
Hogan in New York City in 1953
Personal information
Full name	William Ben Hogan
Nickname	The Hawk, Bantam Ben, The Wee Iceman
Born	(1912-08-13)August 13, 1912 Stephenville, Texas, U.S.
Died	July 25, 1997(1997-07-25) (aged 84) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Height	5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)
Weight	145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Spouse	Valerie Fox (1911–1999) (m. 1935)
Career
Turned professional	1930
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	71
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	64 (4th all time)
Other	7
Best results in major championships (wins: 9)
Masters Tournament	Won: 1951, 1953
PGA Championship	Won: 1946, 1948
U.S. Open	Won: 1948, 1950, 1951, 1953
The Open Championship	Won: 1953
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame 1974 (member page) PGA Tour leading money winner 1940, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1948 PGA Player of the Year 1948, 1950, 1951, 1953 Vardon Trophy 1940, 1941, 1948 Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year 1953
(For a full list of awards, see here)

Ben Hogan
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	U.S. Army Air Forces
Years of service	1943–1945
Rank	Captain
Unit	Fort Worth Army Air Field

William Ben Hogan (August 13, 1912 – July 25, 1997) was an American professional golfer who is generally considered to be one of the greatest players in the history of the game.^[1] He is notable for his profound influence on golf swing theory, inventing the idea of practicing golf^[2] and his ball-striking ability.^[3][4][5]

Hogan's nine career professional major championships tie him with Gary Player for fourth all-time, trailing only Jack Nicklaus (18), Tiger Woods (15) and Walter Hagen (11). He is one of only five players to have won all four majors: the Masters Tournament, The Open Championship (despite only playing once), the U.S. Open, and the PGA Championship. The other four are Nicklaus, Woods, Player, and Gene Sarazen. Hogan's first major win came at age 34.

Golf.com proclaimed, "Ben is more respected for the quality of his shots than any golfer ever in history and that includes Woods or Nicklaus—-nobody has been copied more than Ben Hogan and his book has been copied more than any book ever."^[6]