Hogan

Name: Hogan
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3 (1 reviews)
Author: Curt Sampson
ISBN: 9781441796752

Author: Curt Sampson

Narrator: Tom Parker

Unabridged: 7 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Published: 06/22/2010

Categories: Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, Sports Biography

Synopsis

Golf hero Ben Hogan bore a mystique that still captivates golfers: a silent, almost eerie concentration that intimidated his opponents, a presence any politician or actor would envy, and an ability to hit a ball so squarely it sizzled as it left his club. Hogan won four U.S. Opens in six years, three after a nearfatal automobile accident. His injuries limited him to six tournaments in 1953, but he won five. It was arguably the greatest year ever in professional golf history. But in the midst of the acclaim, myth distorted and obscured Ben Hogan. No one knew what drove him to practice until his hands bled, or what private demons built the high walls that surrounded him. Here at last is the Hogan no reader has ever encountered. From the poverty of his youth and the suicide of his father to the failure and conflict that stalked him into middle age, Hogan traces an unforgettable portrait of an amazing man.

About Curt Sampson

Curt Sampson is one of America's leading golf writers and the author of thirteen books, among them New York Times bestsellers The Masters and Hogan. Some subjects of his include Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson, Ben Crenshaw, and Lee Trevino, golf titans in Sampson's orbit since his own golf pro days. He has written for Sports Illustrated, Golf Digest, Golf Magazine, and Golf World.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Patrick on March 14, 2013

(AUDIOBOOK REVIEW) I had little to no knowledge about Ben Hogan before giving this book a try. I'm relatively new to golf, with a few games here or there throughout my life. So I read the reviews on this book and went with the advise. This book opened my eyes to a man who I had no clue about just a......more

Goodreads review by Leon on January 08, 2013

What a wonderful insight into one of the golfing Greats, makes you whish you could've joined him in a round - no matter how stoic he might have been.......more

Goodreads review by Scott on April 05, 2022

As a golfer who only knew of the legend of Ben Hogan but little in the way of details, I found this book to be an interesting read. Hogan battled Nelson and Snead in his prime and won more majors than both of them. He was not, however, the outgoing player that Snead was nor the gentlemanly Nelson, w......more

Goodreads review by Billy on December 14, 2022

Even casual golfers have heard the name "Ben Hogan" so I thought it best to know the history of this guy. Author Curt Sampson has complete his homework as the book is well researched. Little Ben as a high school drop-out was first introduced to golf as a caddie in the 1920's turn earn money in a har......more

Goodreads review by Biff on August 13, 2021

This was a very interesting and readable book about Ben Hogan, arguably the greatest golfer of all time or, at the very least, his generation. Mr. Hogan had a reputation as a distant and cold person which, to an extent, may have been true. The author, however, does show a different, warmer side of t......more