Product Description

Intimate, eloquent and definitive, James Dobsons magisterial biography, the first to be authorised by Hogans family, reveals the remarkable and complex character behind a golfer legendary for his inscrutable, steely public persona. 416 pages Paperback

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #23020 in Books
• Brand: Unknown
• Published on: 2005-08-25
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 496 pages

Review
"'Magnificent' - Leo McKinstry, Daily Telegraph; 'It is almost impossible to imagine it could be equalled, let alone bettered' - The Times; 'This new book on the life of Ben Hogan is so interesting, all-encompassing and well-balanced... I thought I knew Ben Hogan pretty well, until this book came along with some previously-untold revelations.' - Arnold Palmer"

About the Author
James Dodson is the author of Final Rounds (1996 Golf Book of the year), The Dewsweepers and, with Arnold Palmer, A Golfer's Life. He writes an award-winning column for Golf Magazine and lives on the coast of Maine.

Customer Reviews

Great read
Whether you are interested in the game of golf or not this is a fantastic read. Tracking its way right through the great Ben Hogan's life this book covers all of the highlights and struggles that he endured throughout his life, from the death of his father and his horrendous car crash right through to him reaching the pinnacle of his profession. Definitely one of those books that you find hard to put down!! Buy it.

A fantastic biography
This is an extremely detailed account of the golfing life of one of the most talented golfers of all time. While the book covers all parts of Ben Hogan's life, from his birth and childhood, his amateur and professional golfing years, to his life after retiring, the main focus and largest chunk of the book focuses on his years of trying to succeed as a professional golfer and eventually achieving this goal.

As it is an authorised biography, the detail of many of the happy, funny and devastating events in his life, is amazing. The success of this book lies in exactly these details about: how hard he practiced to gain full control over his golf swing; how determined he was to get back into competitive professional golf, against all odds, after his accident (and succeed); how he dealt with winning and losing, especially in the Majors.

I could not find any fault in this book. It is definitely one of the best biographies I have read.

Comprehensive account of the great man
Everything you every wanted to know about Hogan...and then some more. This is a very detailed and enlightening account, but it doesn't have the page turning magic of any of Mark Frost's books, and as such doesn't merit the 5 stars.

As a golfer, you need to read this book, because its an epic story of talent overcoming self doubt, and an endorsement of what hard work and application can achieve.

Like the Mark Frost book on Bobby Jones, the best parts are the non golfing ones : Hogan's return to greatness after a near death car crash are truely inspiring and will bring a tear to your eye. Its almost hard to comprehend the motivation that got a near paraylised Hogan out of a hospital bed and onto a golf course, and then to win so often again. Truely inspiring.

Again, a book not just for golfers but anyone who wants to understand what makes great sportmen.