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re: Who is the third best golfer of all time?
Posted on 4/12/24 at 4:30 pm to tigerfan84
Posted on 4/12/24 at 4:30 pm to tigerfan84
Wrong thread .
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Posted on 4/12/24 at 5:11 pm to Dawgsontop34
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During Hogan's prime years of 1938 through 1959, he won 63 professional golf tournaments despite the interruption of his career by World War II and a near-fatal car accident in 1949. Hogan served in the U.S. Army Air Forces from March 1943 to June 1945; he was stationed locally at Fort Worth and became a utility pilot with the rank of lieutenant.
His doctors said he might never walk again, let alone play golf competitively. While Hogan was in the hospital in El Paso, his life was endangered by a blood clot problem that led doctors to tie off the vena cava. He left the hospital on the first of April, 59 days after the accident.
Hogan's watershed 1953 season, a year in which he won five of the six tournaments he entered, including three major championships (a feat known as the Triple Crown of Golf).
It still stands among the greatest single seasons in the history of professional golf. Hogan, 40, was unable to enter—and possibly win—the 1953 PGA Championship (to complete the Grand Slam) because its play (July 1–7) overlapped the play of The Open at Carnoustie (July 6–10), which he won. It was the only time that a golfer had won three major professional championships in a year until Tiger Woods won the final three majors in 2000 (and the first in 2001).
This post was edited on 4/12/24 at 5:15 pm
Posted on 4/12/24 at 5:15 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
quote:If you ask a Brit, this is the answer. He looks the part, has the demeanor, and wins their Big One.
Tom Watson.
Posted on 4/12/24 at 5:21 pm to JamalMurry27
Watson or Arnie.
Posted on 4/12/24 at 5:22 pm to tigerpawl
Annika Sorenstam
Posted on 4/12/24 at 5:44 pm to JamalMurry27
Palmer or Hogan and it’s not actually that debatable outside those 2
Posted on 4/12/24 at 5:47 pm to JamalMurry27
You'd think Trump considering how often he played while in office
Posted on 4/12/24 at 6:08 pm to WestCoastAg
I'm surprised at the many mentions of Tom Watson. He is barely in the Top 10, if that.
The correct answer is Hogan.
The correct answer is Hogan.
Posted on 4/12/24 at 6:18 pm to 308
Hogan or Bobby Jones…..
Posted on 4/12/24 at 6:25 pm to 308
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I'm surprised at the many mentions of Tom Watson. He is barely in the Top 10, if that.
Watson has no business being mentioned ahead of some of these guys but suggesting he isn't top 10 is insane. He won 8 majors and is top 10 in tour wins. Watson and Mickelson are at worst the debate for 10.
I'd take Hogan at 3. 9 majors with the career slam despite everything he had to overcome with the crash.
Posted on 4/12/24 at 6:36 pm to rolltide32
@rolltide32,
So you are saying I'm "insane" because at best I have Watson barely in the Top 10, yet you basically are rating him the same as I.
You have a reading comprehension problem, dude.
So you are saying I'm "insane" because at best I have Watson barely in the Top 10, yet you basically are rating him the same as I.
You have a reading comprehension problem, dude.
Posted on 4/12/24 at 8:07 pm to 308
Hogan
Posted on 4/12/24 at 9:48 pm to JamalMurry27
Nick Faldo
Posted on 4/12/24 at 10:01 pm to Paul Allen
Happy Gilmore
Posted on 4/12/24 at 10:15 pm to JamalMurry27
Hogan and I don't think it's that close.
He is T-4 for all time majors and wasn't playing against a bunch of glorified ams like Hagen was for much of his career. He is 4th all time in Tour wins.
He lost 3 prime years due to service in the military during WWII and then lost another prime year due to his car accident.
Points docked from him due to playing against weaker fields than some of the later names that could potentially play claim to the title, but 1953 is the second-best year of all-time in golf, so major points for that.
He is T-4 for all time majors and wasn't playing against a bunch of glorified ams like Hagen was for much of his career. He is 4th all time in Tour wins.
He lost 3 prime years due to service in the military during WWII and then lost another prime year due to his car accident.
Points docked from him due to playing against weaker fields than some of the later names that could potentially play claim to the title, but 1953 is the second-best year of all-time in golf, so major points for that.
Posted on 4/12/24 at 10:57 pm to JamalMurry27
Only 5 golfers have won the career grand slam. Sarazen, Hogan, Player, Jack, Tiger.
I'd go with Hogan 3rd, Player 4th, and then you can argue about Palmer, Watson, Sneed, Nelson and Jones.
I'd go with Hogan 3rd, Player 4th, and then you can argue about Palmer, Watson, Sneed, Nelson and Jones.
Posted on 4/12/24 at 11:23 pm to AbuTheMonkey
Ben Hogan played the British Open just once, 1953 at Carnoustie, and won. The Brits admiringly called him "The Wee Ice Man" and adored him.
Hogan wrote one of the most influential golf instruction books of all time, technically defining the golf swing with great accuracy.
As far as 3rd goes, a few come close but none top Hogan. His golf swing was perfection personified.
Hogan wrote one of the most influential golf instruction books of all time, technically defining the golf swing with great accuracy.
As far as 3rd goes, a few come close but none top Hogan. His golf swing was perfection personified.
Posted on 4/12/24 at 11:49 pm to Honkus
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Calvin Heimberg is clearly #3 behind the champ Ken Climo and Paul McBeast
Climo played in a time when the competition was much lower, nobody will beat his 12 Worlds. This was back when even Climo had an off-season job swinging a hammer. Paul was arguably the first person to take the sport to a full professional level, which helped him win 6. The competition gets better every year and it will be almost impossible for anyone to dominate like McBeth or especially Climo did in their day although Paul may have one left in him.
Posted on 4/13/24 at 12:19 am to JamalMurry27
Shooter McGavin
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