1948 Western Open Championship at Brookfield Contestant Badge - Ben 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 contestant badge from that tournament in good condition, the first we have seen. 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.
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