Hogan: signed by Steven Jones, 1996 U.S. Open Champion

Rutledge Hill Press, 1996. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by pro golfer Steven Jones, 1996 U.S. Open Champion, directly on the front free endpaper. PHOTOS UPON REQUEST. The inscription reads: "To Jeff - Keep on swinging! (signed) Steven Jones '96 U.S. Open." Steven Glen Jones (born December 27, 1958) is an American professional golfer, best known for winning the U.S. Open in 1996 (for more about Jones, SEE below). Two internet downloads of his autograph are laid in for authentication. Fine condition in a Good dust jacket. The jacket's rear panel is soiled, but NO chips, tears or fading. PHOTOS UPON REQUEST. The jacket is protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. NOT price clipped ($24.95). From the publisher "A biography of the legendary golf champion explores his private life, the source of his motivation, and his personal difficulties in later life. From Wikipedia: "Steven Jones won on the PGA Tour for the first time at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in 1988. The following year, 1989, was the winningest of his career with three PGA Tour wins. In January, he opened the season with a win in the MONY Tournament of Champions. He won again the next week, in a playoff over Paul Azinger and Sandy Lyle in the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. In June he captured the Canadian Open with a two-stroke win over Mark Calcavecchia, Mike Hulbert and Clark Burroughs... In November 1991, Jones suffered ligament and joint damage to his left ring finger in a dirtbike accident, and he missed almost three years of play as a professional. He played in only two events in 1994... Jones began his comeback in earnest in 1995, when he had two top-10 finishes. In 1996, he achieved three top-10 finishes by May. Considered a rank outsider in June 1996, Jones won the U.S. Open... defeating Tom Lehman and Davis Love III by one stroke... Afterwards, Jones was selected as the PGA Tour Comeback Player of the Year for 1996 and he played for the United States in the 1996 World Cup of Golf. Jones won two more PGA Tour events in 1997. In January, he shot 26-under to defeat Jesper Parnevik by an impressive 11 strokes at the Phoenix Open. He followed that in September with his second career win at the Canadian Open, by one stroke over Greg Norman. In 1998, he won the Quad City Classic...". INSCRIBED / SIGNED by Steven Jones. Hardcover. Fine condition/Good dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. xxiii, 262pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.