Ben Hogan is credited with having one of the greatest swings of all time. He rode this timeless move to nine major championships, 64 PGA Tour wins and a spot among the game’s all-time greats. His ...

Ben Hogan is remembered not just as the best golfer of the 1950s, but also as one of the all-time greats. His CV includes 64 PGA Tour wins and nine majors, though his influence on the sport extended ...

Ben Hogan may have the most famous golf swing in the world. His long, flowing motion was a sensation in its time, and remains a sensation to this day. Most golfers have seen Hogan's golf swing ...

Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you play smarter, better golf. This column came to life with one singular goal in mind: helping our readers become ...

CHASKA, MN - AUGUST 13: Justin Rose of England looks over the third green during the first round of the 91st PGA Championship at Hazeltine National Golf Club on August 13, 2009 in Chaska, Minnesota.

Ben Hogan's story is the stuff of legend. An undersized kid and iffy ball-striker who, seemingly overnight, transformed himself into one of the best golfers ever. And, perhaps, the best ball-striker ...

Bryson DeChambeau has idolized Ben Hogan since his early teens. Hogan turned professional in 1930, decades before DeChambeau was born, yet the impact of Hogan’s swing reached him through an old video.

Caption from LIFE. Hogan supporters in large gallery included his wife (left), who nursed him back to health after the crash, and songwriter Hoagy Carmichael (right). Caption from LIFE. Hogan ...

Ben Hogan won nine major championships in less than 10 years On this day in 1997, one of the game’s all-time greats, Ben Hogan, died at the age of 84. Ben Hogan won 9 major championships in less than ...

Seventy-five years ago, amateur golfers would have wished for a chance to play golf with Ben Hogan. That doesn’t mean in 1952 they couldn’t beat him. Hogan, one of the best players in history, helped ...

Ben Hogan's legendary golf career was missing a green jacket until he finally won the Masters Tournament in 1951. It wasn't the most exciting finish, but it worked.