Game Changers
25 Years. 25 Words: PGA Professionals Remember the Legendary Swing of Ben Hogan
By Abby Parsons, PGA
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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 10 years – winning each Major Championship at least once. Even with 64 PGA Tour victories, it’s his swing that is most talked about and sought after to this day.
Even though he was just 5’8” and listed at 145 pounds, Ben Hogan could out-drive nearly anyone. It’s hard to find anyone in and around the game who wouldn’t say that his swing was pretty much perfect.
We asked PGA Professionals across the country to share one word that describes Mr. Hogan’s swing, and the answers provided say it all…. Iconic, Powerful, Effortless, Fluid.
It’s hard to imagine that those in and around the game of golf will ever forget the legendary swing of World Golf Hall of Famer Ben Hogan.
We asked PGA Professionals across the country to share one word that describes Mr. Hogan’s swing, and the answers provided say it all…. Iconic, Powerful, Effortless, Fluid.
It’s hard to imagine that those in and around the game of golf will ever forget the legendary swing of World Golf Hall of Famer Ben Hogan.
- Abby Parsons, PGA - Whistling Straits: Timeless
- Austin Joerg, PGA - Sea Island: Fluid
- Matt Jordan, PGA - Streamsong Resort: Tireless
- John Breedlove, PGA - Oakland Hills Country Club: Dynamic
- Mike Aschenbach, PGA - Whistling Straits: Flowing
- Jim Lohbauer, PGA - Coral Creek Club: Smooth
- Tom Parsons, PGA - Crow River Golf Club: Perfection
- Jason Seitz, PGA - Blackwolf Run: Powerful
- Maddy Belden, PGA - Salem Country Club: Pure
- Andy Nelson, PGA - Riomar Country Club: Iconic
- Bryan Stevens, PGA - Whistling Straits and Blackwolf Run: Perfection
- Billy Keane, PGA - Sioux City Country Club: Sweet
- Mark Kolb, PGA - Blackwolf Run: Mesmerizing
- Erika Perk, PGA - Wisconsin Section: Transcendental
- Langston Frazier, PGA - Belle Haven CC: Graceful
- Kater Mills, PGA - Minor Park Golf Course: Iconic
- Michelle Edgar, PGA - Royal Oaks Country Club: Effortless
- Joanna Coe, PGA - Merion Golf Club: Influential
- David Bach, PGA - Whistling Straits: Powerful
- Sydney Shrader, PGA - Sawgrass Country Club: Effortless
- Payton Minear, PGA: Rhythmic
- Mike O’Reilly, PGA - Whistling Straits and Blackwolf Run: Fluid
- Jason Walter, PGA - Country Club at DC Ranch: Perfection
- Chris Traikoff, PGA - Crown Colony Golf & CC: Sublime
- Gabby Steiner, PGA - Dormie Club: Inspirational
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