Ben Hogan's Five Lessons

The Modern Fundamentals of Golf

Ben Hogan

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Avid Reader Press
05 November 2024

Sports & outdoor recreation; Golf

With a new introduction by Lee Trevino, this is the first definitive edition of the timeless golf classic that has sold over a million copies--now with never-before-seen photos and memorabilia, hand-selected from the Hogan estate archive, as well as nearly 100 pages of new writings that expand on Hogan's unbelievable life story and extraordinary career. Over the past sixty-five years, millions of golfers have studied Ben Hogan's Five Lessons, making it the bestselling golf book of all time. Now, Hogan's masterpiece has received the definitive edition it deserves.

Widely regarded as one of the greatest golfers in the history of the sport, Hogan is especially known for his mastery of the golf swing. At the start of his career, he played with a hook that threatened to ruin his game, until he dedicated himself to correcting it--and in doing so, he gained a rare and hard-fought understanding of the fundamentals. Curious fans itched for clues about his legendary technique, dubbed ""the secret,"" that allowed him to persevere and even return to the height of his powers after a car crash that shattered his body and almost took his life in 1949. His terse answer, ""I dug it out of the dirt""--the dirt of the driving range--fueled the Hogan mystique. He went on to become one of only five players to win all four professional championships, claiming nine major championships in total.

In 1957, Hogan partnered with Herbert Warren Wind, ""the dean of American golf writers"" (The New York Times), and illustrator Anthony Ravielli to capture his expertise from the peak of his career in a series of lessons. Hogan believed that any golfer with average coordination can learn to break eighty. In each chapter, a different tested fundamental is explained and demonstrated with clear illustrations, as though Hogan were giving you a personal lesson with the same skill and precision that made him a legend.

Now expanded with a new introduction by Lee Trevino, essays about Hogan and the book's legacy, unpublished photos of the publicity-shy Hogan, and more, this definitive edition offers greater context and fresh insight into an icon of the game.

By: Ben Hogan
Imprint: Avid Reader Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 376g
ISBN: 9781668024119
ISBN 10: 166802411X
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 05 November 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ben Hogan discovered golf as a fifteen-year-old caddie. He turned pro at seventeen, joined the tour full-time as a nineteen-year-old in 1931, and won nine pro majors. A four-time PGA Player of the Year, he is one of only five golfers to win all four professional majors. At forty-one, he won five of six tournaments, including the Masters, US Open, and the British Open. Hogan died at age eighty-four in 1997 in his home in Fort Worth.

Reviews for Ben Hogan's Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf

""Sixty-five years later, Ben Hogan's Five Lessons still stands out among golf publishing works."" --Sports Illustrated ""The instructions in Hogan's book of five lessons are direct and endlessly helpful."" --Golf.com