Ben Hogan Golf Autograph Photo Image US Open Trophy & 5 Medals JSA Certificate

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Ben Hogan Signed Autograph Picture
Picture was taken by USGA in honor of Mr Hogan. He is holding the US Open Trophy you receive for winning and the five medals he received for each win. One of the medals was for his 1942 Hale American Open win which the USGA does not recognize as an official US Open due to it being played at the start of the war. It was the same format as the US Open, played on an Open style course with an Open caliber field. Mr Hogan always believed it should have been recognized as an official event. He said they gave me a USGA Medal just like every other win. This meant he held the record with five career US Open victories. His smile in the picture tells how proud he was of the career accomplishment.
Image size is 8 x10, comes with 11 X14 Matte ready for framing and display. Due to the color of the picture and the gold pen Mr Hogan used to sign this item displays wonderfully.
Clear signature from Hogan that has been certified by JSA, James Spence Authenication
Mr Hogan was very reclusive in his professional and personal life. He hit golf balls, testing out clubs for his company late into his life on the par 3 course at Shady Oaks CC.  He could usually be found at his table at Shady Oaks watching members playing golf through the grill window. Hogan had a tough life as a kid and truly dug it out of the dirt. He earned it. His conversations with Gary Player and Nick Faldo represent he did not care to please people and was rarely approached except by people he considered friends. Those friends were people he enjoyed spending time with and did not engage in hero worship of himself.
Mr Hogan's work ethic and ability to figure out the golf swing are legendary. He revealed some of his swing thoughts for Sports Illustrated which later were published as Five Lessons and became the most popular instructional book in the game.
When Hogan hit the ball it made a different sound than his competitive playing partners. They often spent some of their range time watching Mr. Hogan. As Tommy Bolt said he never saw Hogan watching Nicklaus hit balls, but Jack was one of those spectators who watched Mr Hogan in hopes of finding a move or thought that would help their game. Arnold Palmer used a Hogan Company Driver for much of his career. Butch Harmon taught Tiger swing thoughts he learned from being around Mr. Hogan. Hogan's impact on the game of golf as a player and later as a club maker changed the game and the pursuit of ball striking more than any player in the history of the game.
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