Lot 54.  1927 PGA Championship ticket. A very rare ticket commemorating Walter Hagan’s fourth consecutive PGA Championship at Cedar Crest Country Club in Dallas, Texas. The ticket, with a horizontal crease, has its original string and measures 3 1/2" x 2 1/4". Hagan defeated Joe Turnesa 1 up. Minimum Bid $400.

Lot 55.  1930 U.S. Open Friday ticket at Interlachen in Minneapolis. Won by Bobby Jones, his fourth and final U.S. Open title and the next to last leg of his miraculous 1930 Grand Slam. Jones topped McDonald Smith by two strokes in a very exciting match. It was the only Open at Interlachen. Gorgeous near mint ticket. In our February 2002 Auction a very similar ticket went for $2,300+. Minimum Bid $800.

Lot 56.  1933 U.S. Open Final Round Ticket at North Shore Golf Club in Glenview IL. Very attractive 3 1/4" ticket. John Goodman topped Ralph Guldahl in an exciting Open. An ad on the back for Golf professionals. Very good condition with a crease. Minimum Bid $500.

Lot 57.  1935 U.S. Open Seasons Ticket at Oakmont Country Club in Pittsburgh. 3 5/8" in diameter circular ticket. Extremely rare, only one other known. Vg-ex with the original string and with a very light crease near the bottom. An ad for Fort Pitt Brewing is on the rear. Sam Parks Jr. was the winner and is generally considered the longest shot to ever win an open. Minimum Bid $700.

Lot 58.  1940 U.S. Open Ticket at Canterbury Golf Club in Cleveland. A large (5 3/4" x 2 3/4") souvenir of a very memorable U.S. open. The ticket, with original string, has a couple of light creases and has an advertising companies message on the rear. Lawson Little, Gene Sarazen and Porky Oliver finished with 287, but Oliver was disqualified. Little topped Sarazen in the playoff. Minimum Bid $300.

Lot 59.  1947 U.S. Open Ticket held at the St. Louis Country Club in St. Louis. Unusual Celluloid 3 1/2" x 2 1/4" ticket (badge). Blank clean back. Seasons ticket for all days. One of the most exciting Opens ever as Lew Worsham, in a Playoff, came from two strokes back on the last three holes to beat Sam Snead. Mint ticket. Minimum Bid $400.

Lot 60.  1948 U.S. Open Ticket at Riviera Country Club. The large (6 1/4" x 2 1/4") ticket has a heavy crease in the middle. The back of the ticket has a promotional message for golf. Ben Hogan wins the first of 4 U.S. Opens in 6 years, topping Jimmy Demaret by two strokes. Minimum Bid $350.

Lot 61.  Incredible run of 32 British Open badges from 1969 to 2001 missing only 1994. A wide variety of badges (and some tickets) are in the collection including Guest, Royal and Ancient Members, Press and Staff. 26 of the badges are in ex-mt condition. All but four of the badges still have the original string. Badges represent both of Nicklaus’ British Open victories, both Trevino’s wins, all 5 Tom Watson’s (in a span of nine years), 3 from Seve Ballesterous, 2 from Nick Faldo and of course Tiger Woods in 2001. Considering the difficulty of vintage British Open Badges, especially in this country, a collection like this would take years to put together. Our web page shows the entire group. Minimum Bid $750.

Lot 62.  1989 and 1990 British Open Contestant Badges. There’s no way of knowing who wore these but they were worn by Players in the 1989 and 1990 British Opens. Calcavecchia won in 1989 at Troon and Nick Faldo won in 1990 at St. Andrews. The two badges are near mint. Minimum Bid $300.

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