Nov 28, 2009 ben hogan practicing his medium, long and short game for the pan american open in mexico in may 1953. Anne baxter costars as hogan s supportive wife valerie, who sticks with him through thick and thin. Watch follow the sun online stream full movie directv. Thinking that it might help to relieve media pressure hogan agreed to a film about his life, follow the sun, produced by 20th century fox in 1951 with glenn ford in the lead. Xavier rudd follow the sun official music video duration. Real life pros and legends in their own right sam snead, jimmy demaret, and cary middlecoff have cameos.
For those interested in trying to learn it, the difficult part is teaching the body to move in ways that are new and different from anything done before. Golf with jerry lewis, dean martin, and ben hogan duration. Welcome to the most comprehensive and popular ben hogan facebook page, where you will find one or more posts a day about quite possibly the greatest golfer ever. Ben hogan golf swing golf swing trainer the ben hogan secret. If not, follow the sun is still a pleasant biography of a man who finds the. However, his beautiful and supportive wife, valerie anne baxter, urges him to pursue his longheld dream of becoming a professional golfer. You can watch recordings anytime, anywhere with your cloud dvr. News corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services.
Seventy years after his historic victory in the 1950 u. This movie was most enjoyable and gave me a better view on the story titled the ben hogan story, follow the sun. He got a job as a caddy, where he learned the rules of the game and helped pull his family out of their financial rut. Sep 10, 2018 the lone debate between maryland candidates for governor, republican larry hogan and democrat ben jealous, is bad for democracy, experts say. Jun 15, 2019 where most other golf films fail by being too slow and meandering the kingdom of shivas irons, bobby jones. As a very aged golfer now it was a joy for me to see it again.
Glenn ford, anne baxter, dennis okeefe, june havoc, larry keating, roland winters, nana bryant. Ben hogan was the man of mystery, known as a recluse, golfs howard hughes. The inspiring film biography of the courageous champion golfer ben hogan. The ben hogan secret in 1946, ben hogan had a new idea. As a result, we cannot promise our standard twoweek delivery on orders right now. Pro golfer ben hogan glenn ford marries his childhood sweetheart anne baxter and makes a comeback after an auto accident. Xavier rudd born 1978 is a soulful australian surfroots artist from torquay, victoria australia, which is near the famous surfing location, bells beach. Stroke of genius, and even follow the sun, the first movie about ben and valerie hogan, were painful in that regard hogan is edited like one of the mans swings. Follow the sun is a 1951 biographical film of the life of golf legend ben hogan.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic and state of texas shelter in place order, the ben hogan golf equipment company remains open, but in a limited capacity. In 1953, he accomplished the seemingly impossible, winning the masters, the u. Through sheer determination, he recovers and goes on to become one of the great golfers of his time. His cut off follow through, which many great ball strikers also use, can really help you to. However, his beautiful and supportive wife, valerie anne baxter, urges him to pursue. Golf crosses over to main stream movies in the hollywood hit follow the sun. Hogan chronicles the life of one of golfs most revered superstars, ben hogan. Buy ben hogan follow the sun feature film dvd glenn ford plays ben hogan in the inspiring biographical film of the golf legend. Ben hogan was born on august, 1912 in dublin, texas, usa. The ben hogan golf swing is a conceptually simple swing. Hogan knew he wanted to become a golf pro when he worked as a golf caddy helping to support his family.
Follow the sun 1951 changes the movie database tmdb. Frequently revered, yet often misunderstood, ben hogan 19121997 carried a mystique and popularity in golfing circles experienced by few others. Glenn ford plays ben hogan in the inspiring biographical film of the golf legend. He became a phenomenon in the 1940s and 1950s, taking considerable numbers of professional golfers association pga events.
Amf ben hogan golf clubs were sold continuously from 1960 to 1985 when amf was bought by minstar who sold the ben hogan company in 1988 to cosmo world, who owned the club manufacturer until 1992, when it was sold to another independent investor, bill goodwin. Hogan was a mythic figure who survived a headon collision with a greyhound bus on a foggy texas highway and 16 months later. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Mar 07, 2017 has a louisiana teaching pro discovered ben hogans secret. Texan ben hogan glenn ford works as a golf caddy to stay close to the game he loves. Hogan got off to a slow start, but he later improved. The ben hogan story the film biography of the courageous champion golfer ben hogan. Follow the sun by sidney lanfield glenn ford, anne baxter. Hogan is notable for his profound influence on golf swing theory and his legendary ballstriking ability. Ben hogan s head remained very still throughout the golf swing, but it is a myth that it didnt shift laterally at all. Follow the sun is the filmed biography of golf champion ben hogan. As you can see in the photo below, hogan s head did in fact shift off the ball from his address position, as can be seen by the red line in the photo below that represented where his head was at address.
Ben hogan article about ben hogan by the free dictionary. He is known for his work on the caddy 1953, the ken murray show 1950 and all american swing stars 1948. Renowned for his swing, ben hogan methodically describes his technique through his lessons. Also included are newspaper clippings regarding the release of the movie. If ben hogan truly had a secret to the golf swing, he did a poor job keeping it under wraps. The modern fundamentals of golf is still considered one of the premier instructional books on the fundamentals of the game of golf. The ben hogan collection is reflective of the legend himself a performance clothing line with an exceptional sense of style and a passion for. One of the games great money winners, he won the professional golfers association championship in 1946 and 1948.
Dec 02, 2017 ben hogan was a supreme ball striker and was totally obsessive about controlling his ball flight. From his humble beginnings and heartbreaking childhood growing up in west texas, to his nearly unparalleled success as a champion golfer, hogan s dickensian like story serves as a. Follow the sun with glenn ford playing hogan, and anne baxter as his wife valerie. Benjamin would turn to golf as a way to escape the horrors of his childhood. Follow the sun is a film directed by sidney lanfield and starring glenn ford, anne baxter, dennis o\. See the full list of follow the sun cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more.
The ben hogan story it s colonial week on the pga tour, so it s only fitting to pay homage to ben hogan, a ninetime major winner who lived to dig golf balls out of the dirt. His nine career professional major championships tie him with gary player for fourth alltime, trailing only. Benjamin was nine years old when his father committed suicide in front of him. Jul 16, 2014 5 thoughts on ben hogans secret in one picture buddhabob july 16, 2014 at 4. Many golfers and sports figures of the day appear in the movie. Follow the sun early version personal ben hogan contractsrelease forms for movie with news clips offered here are ben hogan s early contracts and release forms for the movie about his life follow the sun. The ben hogan story 1951 january 19 by tee times in golf related use bloghome to interface, read and share interesting articles to make small change today. The professional career of fort worths ben hogan is legendary. Hogan documentary coming to golf channel june 17 and 18. On march 23, 1951 ben and his wife, valerie attended the world premiere of the film about the life and times of ben hogan, follow the sun at the palace theater in fort worth texas, hollywoods first major motion picture about golf. It was a horrible thing for a father to do to a son and it had a deep impact on that little boy.
Episodic in the extreme and boasting repressed thespian renderings from glenn ford hogan, ann baxter valerie ford and dennis okeefe chuck williams, it resembles a feature length episode of leave it to beaver and is deathly afraid of tarnishing or humanizingthe hogan legend. The film also stars anne baxter and many sports figures of the day, including. All of our paper waste is recycled within the uk and turned into corrugated cardboard. Jun 10, 20 theres a great story behind the photo and photographer of ben hogans famous 1iron shot at merion.
Glenn ford, no mean duffer himself, stars as hogan, here depicted as a singlepurposed. All of which is a wellknown story by now, part of history along with that picturesque swing, the calmness, ice water in his veins, the famous comeback, the movie that depicted his life around the crash, follow the sun. Even as a poor child hogan had a love for the game of golf. He is one of only five men to win all four major tournaments at least once. Glenn ford, no mean duffer himself, stars as hogan, here depicted as a singlepurposed individual to whom golf is everything. Glenn ford, anne baxter, dennis okeefe, june havoc, larry keating, roland winters, nana bryant, robert adams. The story behind the photo of ben hogans 1iron shot in the. Once married, he pursued his dream of being a professional golfer. If you like golf, youll enjoy this story of one of the games great players, ben hogan essayed here by glenn ford. Glenn ford anne baxter dennis okeefe 1951 pro golfer ben hogan. A most classic movie and a must have for anyone who enjoys reality, fact and feel good movies. It stars glenn ford as hogan and anne baxter as his wife.
Follow the sun glenn ford anne baxter dennis okeefe 1951 pro golfer ben hogan glenn ford marries his childhood sweetheart anne baxter and makes a comeback after an auto accident. Ben hogan follow the sun dvd, 2004 for sale online ebay. Jun 12, 2019 hogans growing legend served as the inspiration for the 1951 motion picture follow the sun. Wwe icon hulk hogan reaches confidential agreement in. Details hogan s painful recovery and the support he received from his wife valerie baxter. Has a louisiana teaching pro discovered ben hogans secret. Ben hogan would become the greatest ball striker of all time with his secret. Your item will be previously owned but still in great condition. A biographical film of ben hogan, from his start as a golf caddy to being considered one of golfs greatest players. On the brink of his greatest success, hogan is seriously injured in. With glenn ford, anne baxter, dennis okeefe, june havoc.
Watch follow the sun starring glenn ford in this biography on directv. Episodic in the extreme and boasting repressed thespian renderings from glenn ford hogan, ann baxter valerie ford and dennis okeefe chuck williams, it resembles a feature length episode of leave it to beaver and is deathly afraid of tarnishing or humanizing the hogan legend. During his convalescence, hogan is amazed to by the outpouring of regard from his fans. Open, and the open championship in great britain in the same year. Follow the sun movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. A former caddie, hogan began his professional playing career in 1937. His celebrity also led to him establishing a golf equipment company with his namesake. Rather odd ben hogan biopic is a curiously contracted affair. I saw ben hogan play two of four rounds at wentworth in 1956 when he was paired with sam snead in the canada cup now the world cup glenn ford plays hogan very convincingly. Kuchar looks like he was told to swing as if there was a glass ceiling just above his head that if scraped would set off a dynamite charge. William ben hogan august, 1912 july 25, 1997 was an american professional golfer who is generally considered to be one of the greatest players in the history of the game. In 1955 ben hogan would reveal his secret to the golfing world but his explanation of his secret has caused it to remain a. Where most other golf films fail by being too slow and meandering the kingdom of shivas irons, bobby jones.
On the brink of his greatest success, hogan is seriously injured in an auto accident. May 07, 2015 cnn s shane odonoghue explores how the fourtime u. Follow the sun 1951 texan ben hogan glenn ford works as a golf caddy to stay close to the game he loves. Follow the sun 1951 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Rudds music is compassionate and always manages to render emotion in his fans.
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