This is an exceptionally rare and significant piece of golfing history: the personal golf journal owned, used, and signed by the legendary Ben Hogan during the peak of his career in the early 1950s.
The journal itself is a distinctive spiral-bound volume measuring 3” x 4.75”, bound in elegant alligator leather, indicating its high-quality and personal importance to Hogan. His signature, though faded from age and the leather's surface, is clearly visible on the center of the book's back cover, providing definitive provenance.
The extraordinary value lies within its pages. This is not a blank book, but Hogan’s active tool for mastery, filled with his handwritten notations. As recorded, the contents include meticulous details of tee times, wind patterns, and course directions—a direct window into the analytical mind and obsessive preparation that defined “The Hawk’s” approach to the game. These notes, made during the era of his greatest triumphs (including the iconic 1953 “Hogan Slam”), represent the very data he used to dissect and conquer the world’s most challenging courses.