Ben Hogan's Secret: A Fictionalized Biography - Hardcover

Thomas, Bob

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0028616626 ISBN 13: 9780028616629

Publisher: Wiley, 1997

Synopsis

Ben Hogan had a secret. Or so it is said. Because of Hogan's unparalleled mastery of the game, many have speculated that he had discovered some special technique, some change in swing or grip that made fellow tour members feel he was nearly unbeatable: A four-time PGA player of the year, five-time Vardon Trophy winner, and one of only four golfers to win all of the Grand Slam titles. Despite a near-fatal accident at the peak of his career, which left doctors wondering whether he would even walk again, Hogan not only returned to golf but picked up a U.S. Open title in his first season back. A few years later he went on to win three major tournaments in the same season - a feat no other professional has done before or since.
Now Bob Thomas offers fans an illuminating view of this indisputable master. By interweaving historical facts with fictional techniques, Thomas offers a compelling depiction of the whole man, the technical perfectionist as well as the pure lover of the game. He shows us what Hogan found in golf, and ultimately what golf found in Hogan.

About this title

About the Author:

Bob Thomas

Review:

Author Bob Thomas throws a soft, warm light on the life and psyche of golf's greatest technician and competitor. -- Kiel Christianson, TravelGolf.com Staff Writer

Thomas's fiction may be closer to the truth than any non-fiction previously written about Hogan. -- Tom Ierubino, Managing Editor, GOLFonline

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0028616626
• ISBN 13: 9780028616629
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208