Publisher's Synopsis
The legendary Ben Hogan struggled with the putter in the twilight of his career. The winner of nine major championships grew increasingly frustrated that as the best ball striker of his time he couldn't seal the deal on the greens and add to his impressive haul of trophies.Hogan even suggested putting should be eliminated from the game."Hitting a golf ball and putting have nothing in common. They are two different games," he said. "You work all of your life to perfect a repeating swing that will get to the greens, and then you have to do something that is totally unrelated."There shouldn't be any cups, just flag sticks. And then the man who hit the most fairways and greens and got closest to the pins would be the tournament winner."Millions of golfers have probably had similar thoughts over the years as they curse missing too many three-footers. Sit in any clubhouse around Australia on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon and you will inevitably overhear the phrase "if only I could putt," uttered by someone.
