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Fried Egg Stories: Ben Hogan vs. the Monster (The Open Doctor and His Monster, Part 2)

Published: June 8, 2022, 10 a.m.

In this second installment of our documentary series \u201cThe Open Doctor and His Monster,\u201d we focus on the 1951 U.S. Open, in which Ben Hogan did battle with Robert Trent Jones\u2019s modern architecture at Oakland Hills Country Club. Our guests in this episode are Ed Gruver (@EdGruver), Richard Howting, James Hansen, Robert Trent Jones Jr., and Bradley Klein (@BradleySKlein).\n\nFurther reading:\n\nEd Gruver, Bringing the Monster to Its Knees: Ben Hogan, Oakland Hills, and the 1951 U.S. Open\n\nRichard Howting, \u201cDefining Moment: The 1951 U.S. Open\u201d\n\nBradley Klein, \u201cForever in Tweed, Amen: Herbert Warren Wind\u2019s contributions to golf know no word count\u201d in The Golfer\u2019s Journal No. 13