21/06/2025
It was an absolutely stunning day in Angus yesterday and we were delighted to host Father and Son, Daniel and Taylor, at Panmure GC.
In 1953 Ben Hogan won his one and only Open Championship at Carnoustie Golf Links. This would be his final major victory and the only time he would ever visit Scotland. The man known as the ‘Wee Ice Mon’ by the Scots cemented his legendary reputation thanks to the help of Panmure Golf Club.
The great Hogan spent two weeks at Panmure, accompanied only by his caddy, Cecil Timms to acclimatise to the terrain of links golf and to acquaint himself with the smaller 1.62 inch British ball.
Hogan would never play in the Open again, but his legacy at Panmure remains! The sixth hole, a 414 yard par 4, stroke index 1, is named after the great man. Hogan suggested the addition of the cleverly-placed hidden pot bunker to the front right of the green. Over sixty eight years on, the members still refer to it as “Hogan’s Bunker”.
Daniel and Taylor are pictures with the sixth green of ‘Hogan’s’ hole behind them in the foreground.
Anyone who birdies the sixth on their first time playing the hole receives a memento from the club. Fancy coming to try your luck?
