ifth of his nine <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men%27s_major_golf_championships" title="Men's major golf championships">major</a> titles.</p>
<p>After three rounds, Hogan was one stroke out of the lead, behind Riegel and <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Snead" title="Sam Snead">Sam Snead</a>, the <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1949_Masters_Tournament" title="1949 Masters Tournament">1949</a> champion.<sup id="cite_ref-srtfml_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-srtfml-2"><span>[</span>2<span>