Billy Casper’s 1964 Colonial National Invitation
Winner's Gold Medal
  BILLY CASPER COLLECTION

Billy Casper was one of the all-time greats. During his career, he won an astonishing 51 times on the PGA Tour, the 7^th most in history. That is more than Walter Hagen, Phil Mickelson, Gene Sarazen, Tom Watson, Lee Trevino and Gary Player. It is no wonder that despite those 51 victories, including 3 Majors, golf historians still consider Casper perhaps the most underrated golfer ever.

We can all agree that Billy Casper was a great golfer; but let’s be clear on one thing – he was an even better person. Though we don’t usually do this, let us share a little info on our business dealings with Billy before he passed away. Billy Casper first reached out to us in early 2014 about what to do with his collection. When we promised him a sizable six figure cash advance, he told us to come visit him – and to bring our checkbook. We then flew out to Utah to meet with Billy, his wife Shirley, and several of his children. After agreeing to a plan for Casper’s collection, we pulled out that checkbook to write one of our largest checks ever…and Billy Casper told us to give the entire amount to charity.

Like we said, Billy Casper was a great golfer; but he was an even better person. Rest in peace, Billy.

Billy Casper’s 1964 Colonial National Invitation Winner's Gold Medal

In this auction, we have the extreme pleasure of auctioning the actual Winner's Gold Medals awarded to Billy Casper for his victories on the PGA Tour. For obvious reasons, Winner's Gold Medals make it to the collector market very infrequently. And never before in history have so many important medals from such a legendary player been offered.

Presented in this lot is Billy Casper's original 1964 Colonial National Invitation Winner's Gold Medal. This is the original gold medal that was awarded to Casper for his his 22nd (of 51 total) PGA Tour victory. The medal measures 1 13/16" in diameter.