1948 Western Open at Brookfield Program - Hogan Winner
Shooting a 18-hole playoff round and course record of 64, Ben Hogan out-dueled Ed 'Porky' Oliver to win his second Western Open at Brookfield Country Club. The Western Open still had one of the highest purses in golf in 1948, widely considered a Major Tournament by the players, their sponsors and spectators. Here is a program from that tournament in good condition, with very small blemishes on the cover. One of his more famous photographs, used for the 1951 Berk Ross trading card, shows a smiling Hogan posing with his three 1948 major tournament trophies - The Wanamaker, US Open Trophy and the J.K. Wadley Trophy given to the Western Open Champion. This program is a challenging one to obtain, with this example being only the second The Golf Auction has offered.
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