Ben Hogan Signed 'Power Golf' Book - 1948 JSA COA-JOHN ROTH COLLECTION

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Ben Hogan Signed 'Power Golf' Book - 1948

This 7th printing 1948 tutorial on golf by Ben Hogan was highly acclaimed. A classic just like the player himself whose nine career professional major championships tie him (with Gary Player) for fourth all-time, trailing only Jack Nicklaus (18), Tiger Woods (14) and Walter Hagen (11). Furthermore, he is one of only five golfers to have won all four major championships currently open to professionals (the Masters Tournament, the British Open, the U.S. Open, and the PGA Championship), the other four being Nicklaus, Woods, Player, and Gene Sarazen. This book remains in strong near mint condition sans with dust jacket in place (slight chip to upper left corner of jacket). The ever precise Hogan was just that in forming his signature placed inside this work. Truly one you can be proud to add to your golf library. James Spence Authentication (JSA) has reviewed this signature of Ben Hogan.

**THE JOHN ROTH COLLECTION**
The Ryder Cup Auction features many items from the collection of John Roth (1940-2015.) John spent 25 years amassing a collection of golf memorabilia and golf antiques that would rival most of the golf museums around the globe. John had a passion for the history and nuance of the game, its traditions and the ever-changing evolution of the manufacture of its equipment. John was a member of the Golf Collectors Society, and actively participated in many of its events around the country. John was also a long-time player in the Society of Hickory Golfers’ tournaments around the country, which honor the traditions of the game by playing with antique, wooden-shafted clubs. During his lifelong participation in the two organizations, John won or placed highly in several tournaments and made many lifelong friends with whom he found camaraderie in his pursuit of all things golf. It is his family’s wish that the items that John treasured so much find loving new homes where they can continue to be enjoyed and tell the history of the sport that meant so much to their husband and father.

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