Lot # 407: Bobby Jones 1926 Open Championship Photo

Category: Photographs

Starting Bid: $50.00

Bids: 4 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "2013 Winter Holiday Auction",
which ran from 12/30/2013 5:00 PM to
1/19/2014 12:28 PM



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Bobby Jones

1926 Open Championship Photo

As you've no doubt seen by now, this Winter Golf Auction by Green Jacket Auctions represents one of the greatest sales of golf photographs in history. From Old Tom Morris & the origins of professional golf to Bobby Jones & the founding of Augusta National, many of the offered photographs are among the finest such examples in the hobby.

        Offered here is an original photograph of Bobby Jones at the 1926 Open Championship - a tournament he would go on to win for his first British Open win.

        In this photo, Jones is pictured with English golf pro Harold Crapper and his con.

        Photo measures 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". It has several creases and corner and edge paper loss.