1950 U.S. Open Contestants Badge -
Hogan's Famous 1 Iron Shot 

The 1950 U.S. Open at Merion is among the most celebrated tournaments in all of golf history. Because of Ben Hogan's historic comeback from a near-fatal car crash a year prior, this would've been true regardless of whether photographer Hy Peskin even snapped the now-iconic image of Hogan's 1 iron shot on the 72nd hole. But fortunately for us, Peskin did take that photograph (quite amazingly, the only photo Peskin took all day), and the rest is history.

Presented here is an actual contestant's badge from the 1950 U.S. Open. One badge is made for every contestant at each year's US Open. This badge is one of the 150 contestant's badges that were produced for the competitors in the 1950 US Open, and the first such badge that Green Jacket Auctions has ever located from this historic tournament.