saint0917
January 19th, 2009, 10:12 AM
1/18/50:
Sam Snead defeats Ben Hogan by four shots in a playoff to win the Los Angeles Open at the Riviera Country Club. It’s Hogan’s return to tournament golf after a near-fatal automobile accident last February. An overflow crowd, ardently rooting for Hogan (a three-time winner here), watches both players struggle with low-lying fog throughout their match. Snead grabs an early edge when Hogan drives out-of-bounds on the first hole, and it’s an uphill struggle for Bantam Ben all day as he battles fatigue after his long layoff. Snead cards a 72 to win his second L.A. Open, while Hogan finishes with a 76.
B I R T H D A Y S
Syl Apps b. 1915
Curt Flood b. 1938
Mark Messier b. 1961
Brady Anderson b. 1964
Mike Lieberthal b. 1972
Sam Snead defeats Ben Hogan by four shots in a playoff to win the Los Angeles Open at the Riviera Country Club. It’s Hogan’s return to tournament golf after a near-fatal automobile accident last February. An overflow crowd, ardently rooting for Hogan (a three-time winner here), watches both players struggle with low-lying fog throughout their match. Snead grabs an early edge when Hogan drives out-of-bounds on the first hole, and it’s an uphill struggle for Bantam Ben all day as he battles fatigue after his long layoff. Snead cards a 72 to win his second L.A. Open, while Hogan finishes with a 76.
B I R T H D A Y S
Syl Apps b. 1915
Curt Flood b. 1938
Mark Messier b. 1961
Brady Anderson b. 1964
Mike Lieberthal b. 1972