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Pt2: Greatest Upset at the 1955 US Open with author Neil Sagebiel

golf SMARTER

Josh Karp

Golf, Sports, Society & Culture

4.3 • 577 Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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GSfMO #354 October 23, 2012 Author Neil Sagebiel returns for Pt2 on Ben Hogan losing the 1955 US Open at The Olympic Club in San Francisco. In this episode we run through the 4 rounds, learn who Neil spoke to while doing his research, and what the TV and media coverage was like for the PGA Tour in 1955. "The Longest Shot - Jack Fleck, Ben Hogan, and Pro Golf's Greatest Upset at the 1955 U.S. Open" is available for Kindle or hard copy. Neil talks about his ongoing golfblog. Here’s the latest update posted 2023 https://www.facebook.com/armchairgolfer/Originally, this was a Members Only episode and has never been shared publically.Follow @golfsmarter on Instagram, X, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube for daily highlights and helpful insights from our interviews on the podcast. We also post articles and video shorts on LinkedIn @FredGreene (from Novato, CA).       This episode is brought to you by the PXG Irons Challenge. Take the PXG Irons Challenge. It’s a ton of fun and if PXG’s new Black Ops Irons don't outperform your current irons by delivering either more distance or tighter dispersion (that means better accuracy) during your fitting, you’ll get a $100 Mastercard Rewards Card. Hurry - this offer ends October 7th! Book your fitting today at PXG.com.This episode is sponsored by Indeed. Please visit indeed.com/GOLFSMARTER and get a $75 SPONSORED JOB CREDIT. Terms and conditions apply.This episode is brought to you by ONE Bar. Find all ONE bars at a retailer near you or on Amazon.comFor exclusive content and first access check out Corrected Mistakes on Substack: https://substack.com/@correctedmistake  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

For members only, Golf Smarter Number 354 published on October 23, 2012.

0:08.1

Welcome to Golf Smarter Mulligans.

0:10.9

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0:16.9

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0:19.2

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0:22.6

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0:28.4

that are no longer available in any podcast app.

0:31.6

But when Hogan finished, he shot a 70 in the final round.

0:35.3

It was his best score out of the four rounds. There were very few

0:39.3

scores under 70 on that course. It was so difficult. And everybody thought he'd won. When he finishes,

0:45.8

it's about five after five TVs just come on, and Gene Saracen comes rushing across the green

0:51.4

with the microphone to congratulate Hogan and interview him and basically said, you know, you've won your fifth open. And he even asked Hogan to hold up his hand in his five fingers to signify five. And what I understand is that Hogan started to do that. And then he caught himself. He realized, you know, wait a second, it's not over. And he said that. And he finished the interview.

1:12.4

It was a very short interview, and he walked up the slope to the clubhouse and into the locker

1:16.5

room to wait through the official end of the tournament. People thought it was over. He was five

1:21.7

shots ahead of Sneed and Bowl, who were tied for second. There's no one else out on the golf

1:26.9

course who really even has a mathematical chance,

1:29.8

except this one player, Jack Flex.

1:37.9

Part two on the greatest upset at the 195 U.S. Open.

1:44.4

This is Golf Smarter.

1:46.7

Sharing tips and insights from golfers and golf professionals to help lower your score.

1:52.5

It's worked for your host, Fred Green.

1:55.2

Welcome back to Golf Smarter for members only, Neil.

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