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Forum Thread of the Day: “Better comeback – Ben Hogan or Tiger Woods?”

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Today’s Forum Thread of the Day comes from tannyhoban who created an interesting discussion on who had the better comeback – Ben Hogan after his car crash to win the 1950 U.S. Open or Tiger Woods’ comeback from multiple back injuries. Our members have been having their say with the vast majority plumping for Hogan.

Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

  • Christosterone: “It’s Hogan…Tiger’s US Open on a busted knee was more impressive than his 2019 masters…the week before he couldn’t practice full speed..to win a U.S. Open like that is amazing…but Hogan was nearly killed in a pre-MRI world. Heck, they had almost no imaging capability for soft tissue….it’s unfathomable to achieve what he did when he did.”
  • bladehunter: “I’d say pretty even. For different reasons. Tigers was /is no cake walk. Money doesn’t cure all things.”
  • Rieflin: “Hogan’s car accident happened 70 years ago. He had to overcome multiple serious injuries to his entire body. The medical, surgical, pharmaceutical & rehabilitation procedures available to Hogan were light years behind what was available to Woods. Woods’s comeback was & is remarkable, but Hogan’s must be one of the greatest in sports history.”
  • TimK1: “I have to say Hogan but only because the medicine was not as advanced back in that day. Hogan mostly rehabbed on his own. The advances that have occurred since then and the rehab advances are a miracle now compared to Hogan’s day. Hogan never really recovered fully, Tiger seems to be in better shape than Hogan was. Tiger’s comeback was awesome though, and maybe besides Hogan, I consider him the greatest pure player to ever play.”

Entire Thread: “Better comeback – Ben Hogan or Tiger Woods?”

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12 Comments

12 Comments

  1. John D.

    Jan 5, 2020 at 2:10 pm

    Hogan. With Tiger’s access to modern medicine and Hogan only having access to True Grit, why is this even a topic?

  2. Rich Douglas

    Jan 4, 2020 at 7:17 pm

    You’re kidding, right? It’s not even close. Hogan almost got killed in a horrific car crash, laying across his wife to save her. Tiger almost got killed by an angry wife with an 8-iron, trying to lay it across his head.

    Game, set, match to Hogan.

  3. KingofClubs

    Jan 4, 2020 at 9:17 am

    A better comparison would be Hogan vs Vardon. Vardon was plagued by tuberculosis in the prime of his career and written off as a dead man. Came back to win another 2 opens I believe.

  4. JIM KUPCZAK

    Jan 2, 2020 at 8:54 pm

    This is a silly ? HOGAN!!!

  5. Marc

    Jan 2, 2020 at 8:03 pm

    Tiger??? Seriously??? Give me a break!

  6. Paul

    Jan 2, 2020 at 4:21 pm

    Hogan….hands down. Come on this isn’t even close!

  7. SV

    Jan 2, 2020 at 2:13 pm

    It’s Hogan without a doubt. Even Woods said this when questioned about his comeback a few years ago. Woods also cited the fact Hogan had his entire body broken.

  8. Matt A

    Jan 2, 2020 at 2:01 pm

    Hogsn, he was almost killed by a head-on collision with a bus and fractured his collarbone, two fractures of his pelvis, a broken ankle and a chipped rib. Then he had to come back to the hospital because of blood clots, emergency blood transfusions and abdominal surgery to tie off the inferior vena cava.

    Hogan by a mile and without a doubt in my mind.

  9. Green and Soft

    Jan 2, 2020 at 11:32 am

    This should not even be up for discussion. Tiger came back from serial philandering and self-induced injuries. Hogan was literally hit by a bus!

  10. James

    Jan 2, 2020 at 10:30 am

    Hogan, and it’s not even close enough to ask the question. Ignorant forum thread.

  11. Alex

    Jan 2, 2020 at 9:02 am

    Hogan hands down. Guy should have never walked again.

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