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Ben Hogan plays golf at Wiesbaden, 1956
Gene Bane ©Stars and Stripes
Wiesbaden, West Germany, July 3, 1956: Golfing great Ben Hogan, center, is joined by match referee Lt. Col. Bill Quinlan of SHAPE, left, and playing partner John Urban as he starts down the fairway after teeing off in an exhibition round at the Wiesbaden Area Command golf course. Hogan delighted the crowd of 1,500 spectators by shooting a one-under-par 34 in the nine-hole match despite never having seen the course.

Ben Hogan plays golf at Wiesbaden, 1956 Gene Bane ©Stars and Stripes Wiesbaden, West Germany, July 3, 1956: Golfing great Ben Hogan, center, is joined by match referee Lt. Col. Bill Quinlan of SHAPE, left, and playing partner John Urban as he starts down the fairway after teeing off in an exhibition round at the Wiesbaden Area Command golf course. Hogan delighted the crowd of 1,500 spectators by shooting a one-under-par 34 in the nine-hole match despite never having seen the course. (Gene Bane )

Gene Bane ©Stars and StripesWiesbaden, West Germany, July, 1956: Golfing great Ben Hogan, center, is joined by match referee Lt. Col. Bill Quinlan of SHAPE, left, and playing partner John Urban as he starts down the fairway after teeing off in an exhibition round at the Wiesbaden Area Command golf course. Hogan delighted the crowd of 1,500 spectators by shooting a one-under-par 34 in the nine-hole match despite never having seen the course.

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