Hogan was one of the most beloved sports figures of his day, but was notoriously shy off the course, preferring the company of a few close friends to the prying eyes of an adoring public, because of this he was unfairly saddled with the nickname the wee. Total download 1697 good books dont give up all their secrets at once. At the time of what appears to be hogans last trip to seminole coleman had just purchased a new video camera and wanted to test it out. If ben hogan is not the greatest player golf has ever seen he is as close to it as the game is ever likely to know. Yet for all his brilliance, ben hogan was an enigma. Hogan, the man i knew sets the record straight about this american icon,revealing his humor and sensitivity. To capture the essence of a great mans life is a difficult task.
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Ben hogan had the greatest golf swing of all timepowerful and fluid, deadly accurate, and. Travels with a young boy through an old world, faithful travelers and the dewsweepers, together with a golfers life, a collaboration with arnold palmer which was a new york times bestseller. The modern fundamentals of golf by ben hogan available from rakuten kobo. He was an american hero whose personal life, inner motivation, and famed secret were the source of great public mystery. Hogans father, a blacksmith, took his own life when ben was nine.
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