Ben Hogan
Career Grand Slam
9 Major Championships • Top 5 All-Time
Major Championship Wins
About Ben Hogan
Ben Hogan completed the Career Grand Slam, one of only six players in history to achieve this feat. His first major came at the 1946 PGA at age 33.
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Career Highlights
- 1949 — Survived near-fatal head-on car collision; doctors said he might never walk again
- 1950 — Miraculous comeback winning U.S. Open just 16 months after accident
- 1953 — Won "Triple Crown" by capturing Masters, U.S. Open, and The Open in same year
- 1953 Open Championship — Won in his only appearance at Carnoustie, cementing legendary status
- Post-Accident — Won 6 of his 9 majors after the car crash, including 5 consecutive major top-10s in 1953
Did You Know?
- Heroic Act: During the 1949 crash, Hogan threw himself across his wife Valerie to protect her, saving her life but causing his own severe injuries
- "The Secret": Hogan famously claimed to have discovered a golf swing "secret" but never fully revealed it, fueling decades of speculation
- Timeless Book: His 1957 instruction book "Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf" remains one of the best-selling golf books of all time