Editor's note: This story originally ran in the March 14 issue of Golfweek.
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NELSON: Head-to-head record proves Lord Byron’s reign
By Jim McCabe
The numbers don’t lie. Comparing Byron Nelson and Ben Hogan and the years (1935-1946) when they intersected on the PGA Tour:
• Nelson won 51 tournaments, Hogan 34.
• Nelson won five majors, Hogan one.
• Eighteen times they played in the same major; Nelson finished higher 12 times, Hogan three.
• In their six Masters together, Nelson finished higher all but once.