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Slam, won in 1940 and ’45 and lost, 1-up,
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three times in the final. Hogan won in 1946
and ’48, but following his near-fatal 1949
automobile accident, he essentially limited
himself to 72-hole, medal-play competitions.
game and intensely competitive nature.
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His legs simply weren’t strong enough to
Runyan, who went on to become one
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see him through the rigors of numerous
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rounds of match play.
professionals, beat Craig Wood, 1-up, in
2009 PGA Championship
Snead won in 1942, 1949 and 1951
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1934 and then, in 1938, annihilated Sam
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and lost in the finals twice. His 1942
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victory over Jim Turnesa at Atlantic City,
final in the championship’s history. “In
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