Lot # 529: "Champagne Tony" Lema Signed Photograph

Category: Photographs

Starting Bid: $50.00

Bids: 8 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "November Encore Auction",
which ran from 11/29/2023 8:00 PM to
12/10/2023 8:00 PM



Presented here is one of the most sought-after major championship winner autographs, though quality examples are very hard to find. "Champagne Tony" Lema rose to fame as a golfer in the early 1960s and famously won the 1964 Open Championship at St Andrews. Lema's promising career came to a tragic halt in 1966 when he and his wife were killed in a plane crash on the way to a golf tournament in Chicago. This is a very rare signed photograph of "Champagne Tony."  The photo itself measures 7.5" x 10", and is matted to 11" x 14". 

Letter of Authenticity from PSA