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title: "Which golfer won all the major world championships in 1953 despite a serious car crash in 1949?"  
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published: 2018-02-15  
updated: 2018-02-16  
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# Which golfer won all the major world championships in 1953 despite a serious car crash in 1949?

Which golfer won all the major [world championships](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/47337/who-holds-the-record-for-most-individual-titles-in-the-world-championships) in 1953 despite a serious car crash in 1949?

## Answers

### Answer by Vishal Kesarwani

## "Ben Hogan"

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**William Ben Hogan who is who was an American professional golfer who won all the major world championships in 1959 despite a serious car accident in the year 1949.** Born on August 13, 1912, Ben Hogan is been considered as one of the best golfers in the history of Golf. He was renowned for his **exceptional swing theory and ball hitting ability.**

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**He solely won 10 tournaments including the U.S. Open and his 8-under par score which he scored in the year in 1948 U.S.** Open set a tournament record that was matched only by Jack Nicklaus in 1980, Hale Irwin in 1990, and Lee Janzen in the year 1993. **However, Tiger Woods later broke his record in the year 2003 as he scored 12 under pars score.**

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From the year **1938 to 1959 Ben Hogan won 63 professional golf tournaments** despite been hit with a serious car accident his career got disturbed. He also served in the **U.S Army Air Forces** as a utility pilot at the peak time of **[World War II.](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/31150/second-world-war-started-in-which-year)**\


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