Port Orange, Fl. (January 10, 2008)-Joe Soprano, CEO of Classic Golf Images announced today a development deal with John Wiley Publishers and Tom McCarthy, President of McTee’s Champions in creating a Boxed Set of Legendary Golfer Ben Hogan.
The set includes a Framed Print of Ben Hogan from the 1951 U.S. Open which is part of Classic Golf Images “Associated Press” Black & White Photo Collection, a 3 disk DVD set of never before seen 8mm film of the classic Hogan Swing featuring exclusive insights, anecdotes and stories from Hogan’s family and friends – including golf icons such as Jack Nicklaus, Ken Venturi and Butch Harmon. The 3 Disk DVD also feature’s extensive analysis from world renowned teaching professional Jim McLean. In addition, the set will include a hard cover copy of Tom Bertrand’s book “The Secret of Hogan’s Swing”, which offers insightful shot-making and strategy tips passed on to former tour pro John Schlee-one of the rare few players to receive personal instruction from Ben Hogan himself.
“I’m really excited and honored to be able to bring this Boxed set to the market. Of course we couldn’t have done it without a collaborative effort from Tom McCarthy and the people at Wiley Publishers.
Jim McLean will be at the Classic Golf Images booth (#3065) on Thursday January 17th between 1pm-2pm to kickoff the program and talk about his involvement with the DVD. According to Joe Soprano, “we have had the opportunity to work with Jim in the past and are excited to have him at our booth. Jim is not only a great story teller, but also a good friend & customer of Classic Golf Images”.
According to Melody Layne, Business Development Manager at Wiley, we are very pleased to announce this program with Classic Golf Images. Wiley Publishers is a 200-year-old company with global offices. They are the “Official Publisher of The Augusta National Annual Commemorative Book for each years Masters Tournament and the highly successful “Dummies” series of books.
Contact:
Joe Soprano
Telephone: 386-304-8473
Email: sales@classicgolfimages.com
