Hogan opened with a 73 and improved his score each day, closing with a 68 for a 282 total. That 68 was a course record at Carnoustie, bettering the mark of 69 set in the third round by Antonio Cerda.

Cerda wound up sharing second place with Dai Rees and amateur Frank Stranahan. None of the three ever won the British Open (or any other major), although each had close calls. As for Cerda, he was in the midst of a seven-year stretch in which he never finished lower than ninth in the Open, a stretch that included two seconds and five Top 5 finishes.

The Scotland crowds begrudginly gave Hogan - who insulted the course conditions upon his arrival - due respect, dubbing him the "Wee Ice Mon" as he conquered Carnoustie. Hogan's methodical and precise approach led to one hole at Carnoustie forever being associated with him. The sixth hole came to be called "Hogan's Alley," and is today officially named that.

That sixth hole is a par-5 with a split fairway. The safer play is to go up the wider right side, but the line that results in a better approach is to play to the narrower left side, which is abutted by bunkers on one side and out of bounds on the other.

Hogan played to the dangerous left fairway all four rounds, and hit the landing area all four times. And by "Hogan's Alley" that hole is now known.

Hall of Famer Lloyd Mangrum played the British Open for the only time this year, finishing tied for 24th.