1934 Masters Tournament

Official's Ribbon and Scorecard

        Offered here is a pair Masters Tournament items that are unrivaled in the collecting community.

        We obtained this lot from the heirs of Lowrey Stulb, who began attending (and working at) the Masters Tournament as a kid and went on to be the architect in charge of designing and overseeing the construction of Mamie Eisenhower's Cabin, Sarazen Bridge and Augusta National Pro Shop.

        But long before Lowrey became friends with the likes of Bobby Jones and Dwight Eisenhower, he was a 16 year old kid who happened to work at the inaugural Masters Tournament in 1934.

        Amazingly, Lowrey kept two very important items from working at that 1934 Masters Tournament - his original "Official" ribbon from the 1934 Masters and the original 1934 Augusta National scorecard that he used to keep the scores of two players he was in charge of overseeing during the Wednesday before the first round of the 1934 Masters - Bobby Jones and his playing partner George Dunlap, the reigning US Amateur Champion. It was Jones' practice to play with the reigning U.S. Amateur during the first 2 rounds at the Masters, and this served as their warm-up round for the tournament.

        Yes, you heard that correctly. This is an original handwritten Official's scorecard from Bobby Jones during the Inaugural Masters Tournament in 1934.

        Masters Tournament historians will also note that in 1934 (and only 1934), Augusta National's 9 holes were reversed. So this is likely the only time you'll see an original Augusta National scorecard with the holes reversed.

        We could certainly go on and on about the importance and significance of these two pieces of 1934 Masters Tournament history, though we believe that the items speak for themselves. Included with this collection is an original 2004 handwritten note from Lowrey Stulb detailing his involvement in the 1934 Masters Tournament (including his use of cane poles to hold back Bobby Jones' gallery!).

        The Augusta Chronicle has written about Lowrey's job following Bobby Jones and his original 1934 Masters scorecard on a few occasions, including http://tinyurl.com/StulbArticle2011 and http://tinyurl.com/StulbArticle2012