Afternoons with Mr. Hogan - A Boy, A Golf Legend, and the Lessons of a Lifetime

Vasques, Jody

ISBN 10: 1592400515 / ISBN 13: 9781592400515

Published by Gotham, 2004

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Piece(s) of the spine missing. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Former library book. Mylar protector included. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Afternoons with Mr. Hogan - A Boy, A Golf Legend, and the Lessons of a Lifetime
• Publisher: Gotham
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1592400515
• ISBN 13: 9781592400515
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Ex-Library

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Synopsis

Offering firsthand anecdotes about the legendary golfer, the author--who as a teenager had been hired to assist the golfer in retrieving his balls--describes his twenty-year friendship with Ben Hogan, how he taught the boy his famous swing, and how he shared his ideas on practice, golf, course management, character, values, and more. 60,000 first printing.

About the Author

Jody Vasquez shagged balls for Ben Hogan for four years at the Shady Oaks Country Club in the 1960s. Vasquez is now a member of the Colonial Country Club, where he serves on the board of governors for the annual Colonial, the longest-running site on the PGA Tour and the tournament Hogan won five times.