The only competitor in the 156-man field known to have brought one is John Peterson, who grew up in Fort Worth, which is also Hogan’s hometown. The United States Open returned to Merion’s East Course this week, but there will be no encore for the 1-iron if the wet weather that plagued Thursday’s play persists. Hogan’s follow-through after hitting his approach to 40 feet - he two-putted for par to advance to an 18-hole playoff, from which he emerged victorious - was immortalized in a photograph by Sports Illustrated’s Hy Peskin, a poster-size print of which the reigning Masters champion, Adam Scott, recently purchased in the pro shop. Sixty-three years before the most utilitarian stick in any player’s bag at Merion Golf Club became the umbrella, Ben Hogan ennobled the 1-iron with a 213-yard second shot on the 18th hole during the final round of the 1950 United States Open.
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