"Authorized, intimate, and definitive, Ben Hogan: A Life is the
long-awaited biography of one of golf's greatest, most enigmatic
legends, narrated with the unique eloquence that has made author
James Dodson a critically acclaimed national bestseller.
"
One man is often credited with shaping the landscape of modern
golf. Ben Hogan was a short, trim, impeccably dressed Texan whose
fierce work ethic, legendary steel nerves, and astonishing triumph
over personal disaster earned him not only an army of adoring fans,
but one of the finest careers in the history of the sport. Hogan
captured a record-tying four U.S. Opens, won five of six major
tournaments in a single season, and inspired future generations of
professional golfers from Palmer to Norman to Woods.
Yet for all his brilliance, Ben Hogan was an enigma. He was an
American hero whose personal life, inner motivation, and famed
"secret" were the source of great public mystery. As Hogan grew
into a giant on the pro tour, the combination of his cool outward
demeanor and invincible, laser-guided accuracy on the golf course
froze formidable opponents in their tracks. In 1949, at the peak of
his career, Hogan's mystique was reinforced by a catastrophic
automobile accident in which he and his wife, Valerie, were nearly
killed after being hit head-on by a Greyhound bus. Doctors
predicted Hogan might never walk again - let alone set foot on
another golf course. But his miraculous three-year recovery and
comeback led to one of the greatest performances in golf history
when in 1953 he won the Masters, the U.S. Open, and the British
Open (something that's never been repeated).
In this first-ever family-authorized biography, renowned author
James Dodson expertly and emotionally reconstructs Hogan's
complicated life. He discovers an intensely honest man handicapped
by self-doubt, buoyed by the determination to prove his own
abilities, and unable to escape a long-buried childhood tragedy -
the core of the Hogan "secret." Dodson also reveals both the
legendary devotion and eventual strain in Hogan's sixty-two-year
marriage, and a Hogan rarely seen by the public: a warm, jovial man
whose charitable spirit and sharp business sense enabled him to
build the powerful golf equipment company bearing his name to this
day. Ben Hogan: A Life is the authoritative inside portrait golf
fans have long awaited.
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