Ben Hogan

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

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A fantastic biography - Rated
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.

Great read - Rated
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.