The son of a Texas blacksmith, Ben Hogan fought a nasty hook early in his career. To cure it, he became one of the game's great technicians. Perhaps the best ball-striker ever, Hogan survived a cataclysmic auto accident in 1949, when the Cadillac he was driving collided with a Greyhound Bus. He went on to complete a career Grand Slam with two Masters titles, four U.S. Opens, two PGA Championships and the 1953 British Open at Carnoustie, where Scottish fans adored the champion they called the Wee Ice Mon.
Ben Hogan's Modern Fundamentals of Golf, a classic of golf instruction, first ran as a series in Sports Illustrated in 1957. (He wrote it with Herbert Warren Wind.) The magazine described it this way: "The greatest golfer of our time has distilled all of his knowledge, his experience aid his perceptions into five extraordinary lessons which he believes will enable the average golfer to shoot in the 70s. Beginning with this issue and continuing for the next four, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is privileged to present the fruits of Hogan's wisdom." Below are the articles from the series:
• Part I: The Grip
• Part II: Stance and Posture
• Part III: First Part of Swing
• Part IV: Second part of Swing
• Summary and Review
Ben Hogan's Major Championships
• 1951 Masters: Hogan wins his first Masters
• 1953 Masters: Hogan wins his second Green Jacket
• 1948 U.S. Open: Hogan wins the Open
• 1950 U.S. Open: Hogan wins his second Open
• 1951 U.S. Open: Hogan captures his third U.S. Open
• 1953 U.S. Open: Hogan wins fourth Open at Oakmont
• 1953 British Open: Huge Crowds Watch Hogan Take The Open Title In Style
• 1946 PGA Championship: The Veterans Return Home
• 1948 PGA Championship: Hogan's last stand
