Page 12 - Ben Hogan's Letter Lessons Ver 2

The Letter Is For You

Mr. Hogan did care for people and the letter he wrote demonstrates it. You can
see the dedication and the caring for his friend by the drawings of stick man
characters that were provided in the letter.

It is also apparent by the length of the hand written letter that he took time out
of his busy day to express his thoughts in such detail.

I believe that the content of the letter was truly written by Ben Hogan,

Some say that the letter is not real and that there are multiple copies of it. I’
have spent time and effort researching the authenticity of the letter and have

found some strong evidence that it is real and no less from the material given
to a Ben Hogan autobiographer, James Dodson.

In his book, “Ben Hogan An American Life”, Mr. Dodson writes about this

letter specifically. He quotes directly from the letter that was given to him by
the Hogan heirs!

I spoke with Jim and he received all of his material from the Hogan heirs. The

letter is from Ben Hogan.

Additionally, I was able to contact the family of the man that received the

original letter and they sent me photo copies of the actual pages.

One of the pieces of information from Pat Mahoney's son was an envelope that
Pat Mahoney said it was from Ben Hogan!

There are famous golfers that say that they may have doubts about the
signature of this document, but they still possess the letter as a personal
collection item.

I believe that the letter has value for every golfer that is willing to understand
the lessons it has to offer.