Lot # 53: Rare 1991 US Open Golf Flag

Category: Golf Flags

Starting Bid: $50.00

Bids: 18 (Bid History)

Time Left: Auction closed

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Item was in Auction "2013 Summer Auction",
which ran from 8/21/2013 3:00 PM to
9/8/2013 3:30 AM



Ben Hogan

 

 

Rare 1991 US Open Golf Flag

         Offered here is one of the rarest and most desirable souvenir golf flags ever produced - the official 1991 US Open flag from Payne Stewart's victory at Hazeltine. As any golf flag collector can attest, this orange flag is one of the rarest golf flags that was ever produced. Long before golf flags were sold at golf tournaments (and on the internet) in large quantities, a very limited number of these flags were made for the 1991 U.S. Open. And since the great Payne Stewart won this tournament, demand for this flag far exceeds the limited number that are known to exist.

        How rare is this flag? The 2004 edition of Gilchrist's Guide to Golf Collectibles, which was released 9 years ago when the flag collecting hobby was still in its infancy, lists this flag at the then-unheard of $700, making it the 2nd most valuable souvenir golf flag behind the 1997 Masters flag.