Afternoons with Mr. Hogan: A Boy, A Golfing Legend and the Lessons of a Lifetime

Vasquez, Jody

ISBN 10: 1592400515 / ISBN 13: 9781592400515

Published by Gotham, 2004

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Excellent condition with just a hint of character. Minor signs of love, but the pages are still clean and ready for adventure.

Seller Inventory # PKV.1592400515.VG

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Afternoons with Mr. Hogan: A Boy, A Golfing Legend and the Lessons of a Lifetime
• Publisher: Gotham
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1592400515
• ISBN 13: 9781592400515
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: very_good

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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.