Ben Hogan An American Life

The long-awaited biography of one of golf's greatest, most enigmatic legends Ben Hogan is often credited with shaping the landscape of modern golf. He 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. Yet for all his brilliance, Ben Hogan was a mystery. He was an American hero whose personal life, inner motivation, and famed "secret" were the source of great public interest. At the peak of his career, Hogan's mystique was reinforced by a catastrophic automobile accident in which he and his wife were almost killed. Doctors predicted Hogan might never walk again, 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. In the first-ever 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 Hogan's "secret." Dodson also reveals both the legendary devotion and eventual strain in Hogan's sixty-two-year marriage, and a Hogan rarely seen in 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: An American Life is the authoritative inside portrait golf fans have long awaited.Dodson, James is the author of 'Ben Hogan An American Life', published 2005 under ISBN 9780767908634 and ISBN 0767908635.