內容簡介top Miracle at Merion 簡介 Legendary sportswriter Red Smith characterized Ben Hogancomeback from a near-fatal automobile crash in February1949 as he most remarkable feat in the history of sports.?Nearlysixty years later, that statement still rings true. The crowningmoment of Hogan comeback was his dramatic victory in the1950 U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club near Philadelphia, wherehis battered legs could barely carry him on the 36-hole final day.Miracle at Merion tells the stirring story of Hogan triumph overadversityhe rarely-performed surgery that saved his life, themonths of rehabilitation when he couldn even hit a golf ball, hisstunning return to competition at the Los Angeles Open, and,finally, the U.S. Open triumph that returned him to the pinnacleof the game.While Hogan was severely injured in the accident, fracturing hispelvis, collarbone, rib, and ankle, his life wasn in danger until twoweeks later when blood clots developed in his leg, necessitatingemergency surgery. Hogan didn leave the hospital until April anddidn even touch a golf club until August. It wasn until November,more than nine months after the accident, that he was able togo to the range to hit balls. Hogan performance at the Los AngelesOpen in early January convinced Hollywood to make a movieout of his life and comeback (Follow the Sun, starring Glenn Ford).Five months later, Hogan completed his miraculous comeback bywinning the U.S. Open in a riveting 36-hole playoff against LloydMangrum and George Fazio, permanently cementing his legacy asone of the sport true legends.

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