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

Vasquez, Jody (Author)

ISBN 10: 1592400515 / ISBN 13: 9781592400515

Published by Gotham, 2004

About this Item

160 pages. 7.75x5.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # 1592400515

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: Brand New
• Weight: 0.27 kilograms

About this title

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.