Henry Gilford Picard (November 28, 1906 – April 30, 1997) was an American professional golfer. [2] Born in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Picard learned to play golf while caddying at the Plymouth Country Club. Already a talented player by his early 20s, he came to prominence after coaching from the leading instructor Alex Morrison. [3] .

Jun 28, 2017 · Picard, a Massachusetts native who learned golf as a caddie at Plymouth Country Club, was tall at 6-foot-3, impeccably dressed and well-mannered. He patterned his golf swing after Bobby Jones and was known as a particularly adept long-iron player.

What is the Pic book about? The Hershey Hurricane is a sweet little piece of golf history about legendary wunderkind golfer Henry Picard.

May 16, 2020 · Henry Picard fixed Ben Hogan’s wild hook. He helped make Sam Snead the longest, straightest driver in that era. Picard probably changed the arc of golf history doing so.

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Aug 24, 2011 · Henry Picard The Hershey Hurricane is an insightful book into both the life and times of the Master’s and PGA Champion. Author Seamus McGee felt moved to tell the story of Picard who many feel has been overlooked or not given …

Hogan, who called Picard "the greatest teacher I ever knew," dedicated his book Ben Hogan's Power Golf (affiliate link) to Picard. When Picard left his club pro job at Hershey (Pa.) Country Club, he arranged for Hogan to get the position.

each photo in this book—combined, of course, with the knowl- edge imparted to me (over many years) from Hogan’s best friends and those who helped him progress with his swing.

Seamus McGee aka Tim Ryan the author of a brand new book called The Hershey Hurricane-Henry Picard-Hogan’s Mentor. Tim joined me for about an hour and a half discussing the book and how Picard has been lost among the discussion of golf greats. Below is a transcript of the live interview on Twitter. Enjoy! @ new.mikefaygolf Mike Fay, PGA.

Aug 4, 1997 · dedicated his first book to Henry Picard, who was widely believed to be Hogan's good friend. Yet Picard, when contacted by Curt Sampson for the biography Hogan, said, "Ben and I hardly know...