On August 25th 1946, Ben Hogan came from three down after 18 to beat Ed "Porky" Oliver by 6 and 4 in the 36-hole final of the USPGA Championship at Portland, Oregon.
It was Hogan's first USPGA triumph and it marked the farewell of his boyhood friend, Byron Nelson. After winning 37 of his 45 matches in the championship, including overall triumphs in 1940 and 1945, Nelson decided to retire from "major" events. He was 34.
Hogan, meanwhile, went on to win the USPGA again in 1948 but because of a near-fatal car crash the following year, he never played in it again until it changed to a strokeplay format.
Teaser: A player makes a practice swing and accidentally moves his ball in play with his club. Has he made a stroke?
Answer: No. He had no intention of moving the ball. However, he incurs a penalty stroke under Rule 18-2a for moving his ball in play, and the ball must be replaced.
Ryder Cup answer: Arnold Palmer and Gardner Dickinson won five matches out of five and the Jack Nicklaus/Tom Watson partnership won four out of four.
