Maybe it was Fleck’s innocent farm-boy persona, or maybe Hogan was just beginning to ease up during the later stages of his career. When Fleck first joined the PGA Tour, he would follow Hogan during his practice rounds trying to learn everything and anything he could about Hogan’s process of developing his renowned plans for meticulously managing a golf course down to the inch.įleck was also an admirer of the golf clubs Hogan created and decided to approach Hogan a few months prior to the Open and ask him for a set of clubs, a request many pros believed to be insane Hogan had a well-known reputation of being a ruthless competitor who would be highly unlikely to build a set of clubs for the an opponent. Within six months of qualifying for the tour, this assistant driving range pro from Iowa would pull off the greatest upset in the history of the game and arguably the greatest upset in the history of sports.įleck grew up idolizing Ben Hogan and as a young boy he relentlessly tried to imitate Hogan’s flawless swing. In 1955, Fleck finally qualified for full-time status on the PGA Tour and began playing in as many events as he could.
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