Published on 06-12-13 03:25 AM
USGA file photo: Bobby Jones captures his fifth U.S. Amateur title at Merion Golf Club.
Ten greatest tournament moments from the course's long history as reported by Sean Martin for PGATour.com
1. 1950 U.S. Open
It’s only fitting that this championship is memorialized in one of the game’s indelible images, for Ben Hogan’s victory at the 1950 U.S. Open was not only one of the greatest achievements in this game, but in all of sport.
The famed Hy Peskin photo of Ben Hogan hitting a 1-iron into Merion’s 18th green will be shown countless times this week. Hogan’s strike on the final hole did not immediately clinch victory, though.
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