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开 本: 16开纸 张: 胶版纸包 装: 平装是否套装: 否国际标准书号ISBN: 9780767908634
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”Authorized, intimate, and definitive, Ben Hogan: A Life is
the long-awaited biography of one of golf’s greatest, most
enigmatic legends, narrated with the unique eloquence that has made
author James Dodson a critically acclaimed national bestseller. ”
One man is often credited with shaping the landscape of modern
golf. Ben Hogan 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. Hogan
captured a record-tying four U.S. Opens, won five of six major
tournaments in a single season, and inspired future generations of
professional golfers from Palmer to Norman to Woods. Yet for all
his brilliance, Ben Hogan was an enigma. He was an American hero
whose personal life, inner motivation, and famed “secret” were the
source of great public mystery. As Hogan grew into a giant on the
pro tour, the combination of his cool outward demeanor and
invincible, laser-guided accuracy on the golf course froze
formidable opponents in their tracks. In 1949, at the peak of his
career, Hogan’s mystique was reinforced by a catastrophic
automobile accident in which he and his wife, Valerie, were nearly
killed after being hit head-on by a Greyhound bus. Doctors
predicted Hogan might never walk again – let alone set foot on
another golf course. 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 (something that’s never been repeated). In this first-ever
family-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 the Hogan “secret.”
Dodson also reveals both the legendary devotion and eventual strain
in Hogan’s sixty-two-year marriage, and a Hogan rarely seen by the
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: A Life is the
authoritative inside portrait golf fans have long awaited.
the long-awaited biography of one of golf’s greatest, most
enigmatic legends, narrated with the unique eloquence that has made
author James Dodson a critically acclaimed national bestseller. ”
One man is often credited with shaping the landscape of modern
golf. Ben Hogan 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. Hogan
captured a record-tying four U.S. Opens, won five of six major
tournaments in a single season, and inspired future generations of
professional golfers from Palmer to Norman to Woods. Yet for all
his brilliance, Ben Hogan was an enigma. He was an American hero
whose personal life, inner motivation, and famed “secret” were the
source of great public mystery. As Hogan grew into a giant on the
pro tour, the combination of his cool outward demeanor and
invincible, laser-guided accuracy on the golf course froze
formidable opponents in their tracks. In 1949, at the peak of his
career, Hogan’s mystique was reinforced by a catastrophic
automobile accident in which he and his wife, Valerie, were nearly
killed after being hit head-on by a Greyhound bus. Doctors
predicted Hogan might never walk again – let alone set foot on
another golf course. 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 (something that’s never been repeated). In this first-ever
family-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 the Hogan “secret.”
Dodson also reveals both the legendary devotion and eventual strain
in Hogan’s sixty-two-year marriage, and a Hogan rarely seen by the
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: A Life is the
authoritative inside portrait golf fans have long awaited.
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