Maybe, O.B., but I don't think so. Anybody else got an idea?
I'm still thinkin' Jackie Burke is a possibility (still nowhere near sure, though). He definitely was a member of the Ben Hogan In Crowd.
Jackie was a Texan, long Ben's friend and a Masters Champion. He also was a friend of Jimmy Demaret (Ben's 'best bud' on Tour) and his partner at Champions Golf Club in Houston.
I am almost certain that is Jackie Burke. I have seen many pics of him wearing his hat like that. He was also good friends with Hogan. I will ask him next time I go to Champions. But I would bet money it was him.
I am almost certain that is Jackie Burke. I have seen many pics of him wearing his hat like that. He was also good friends with Hogan. I will ask him next time I go to Champions. But I would bet money it was him.
Thanks for the insight, Chris. And thanks for giving me Jackie's book It's Only A Game a couple of years back when I taught with you at the Rob Noel Golf Academy! You had just come back from a visit with him and had more than one tale to tell.
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I am almost certain that is Jackie Burke. I have seen many pics of him wearing his hat like that. He was also good friends with Hogan. I will ask him next time I go to Champions. But I would bet money it was him.
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Please ask him and if he recalls the subject matter. Looks to be right forearm takeaway. The odd thing about this footage to me, is the absolutely astonished look on the fellow. You see it more in the video than the photos I posted. The gentlemen in the suit also waves his right forearm around in response.
Jack Burke having known Hogan for years at this point must have been hearing something for the first time, something that amazed him and hopefully something he'd like to share with us.
Im not really suggesting it is a secret or anything but it would be a really great piece of history to uncover.
Maybe, O.B., but I don't think so. Anybody else got an idea?
Off the top of my head, my quess would be former PGA Champion Lionel Hebert with an outside chance of it being fellow Texan Rex Baxter, a top rank amateur in the 50's.
Thankds OB left. Always thought Snead was the best. Majors were looked at different back in the day. Just had trouble with US open. Also was not revered like some. Like Hogan, who was my idol as a kid.
Thankds OB left. Always thought Snead was the best. Majors were looked at different back in the day. Just had trouble with US open. Also was not revered like some. Like Hogan, who was my idol as a kid.
Think I know what you mean about the majors back then.
Im 50 now. I bought Five Lessons as a kid and marveled at the drawings and prose but Snead was my man back then. Him and Trevino. I played Wilson blades 'cause of him. I saw the Slammer play several times at the Canadian Open. One time playing with John Schlee in Montreal. He was really old to me, heck maybe 50 ish. Wish I could kick the top of a door jam right now, Im having trouble getting my shoes on. Anyways his swing was so smooth , he made it look easy, still hit it long. The side saddle putting seemed such a cruel betrayal, he hit it so well form tee to green.
He won on tour in his 50's but probably could have won a lot more if not for the putting thing. Counting the seniors he won tournaments in six different decades. Oldest winner on the regular tour ever. Shot his age on tour.
I regret never traveling down to meet him. Would have loved to been his pigeon for a few bucks. Should have done it with Moe too. Shucks.
There was a US Open late in Snead's career where he was in the hunt on saturday.......man was I screaming at the tv set. His record number of wins might be Tigers last frontier. But he always maintained he won about 20 more than the record shows ...... I dont know Tiger, you might need to get a little more "oily" to last that long!
Just read that Snead had 89 tour wins and 70 other wins world wide!!! Not sure if that includes seniors or not.
Tiger start strechn' and gett'n all oily (although Im not too worried about you). Maybe just put a photo of the Slammer over top of your bed like you did with Jack's major records when you were a kid or something.
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