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This book provides the first in-depth look at the controversial Hale-America National Open, won by Ben Hogan in 1942 against the backdrop of the wartime home front. Peter May champions Hogan's claim that it should have counted as an official US Open, which would have given him a record five US Open titles.
List of contents
Prologue
Preface
Part One - Eleven Months
Chapter 1: May 1941-January 1942: The USGA Giveth and the USGA Taketh Away
Chapter 2: April-June 1942: Augusta, Seaview and East Lake
Part Two - Four Days
Chapter 3: The Hale-America Round One, June 18: Ridgemoor and Mr. Icicle
Chapter 4: The Hale-America Round Two, June 19: Mr. 62
Chapter 5: The Hale-America Round Three, June 20: Good Times Jimmy
Chapter 6: The Hale-America Round Four, June 21: Ben and Bobby One Last Time
Part Three - Controversy and Aftermath
Chapter 7: Controversy: When Is a US Open Not a US Open?
Chapter 8: October 1945 to August 1946: The End of Hostilities and the Return of the US Open
Chapter 9: The Back Nine: The Foursome on the Back Nine of Life
Epilogue: Preserving the Legacy: The Hoganistas
About the author
Peter May has spent the last four decades covering sports for the Boston Globe, the New York Times, ESPN, the Hartford Courant, and United Press International. He is the author of five books, most recently Changing the Course: How Charlie Sifford and Stanley Mosk Integrated the PGA (2024).
Summary
This book provides the first in-depth look at the controversial Hale-America National Open, won by Ben Hogan in 1942 against the backdrop of the wartime home front. Peter May champions Hogan’s claim that it should have counted as an official US Open, which would have given him a record five US Open titles.
