1959 US Amateur Contestants Badge - Jack Nicklaus' First!

        The tournament that started it all! At the 1959 U.S. Amateur, a young Ohioan named Jack Nicklaus defeated two-time Amateur Champion and favorite Charles Coe in the championship 36-hole match by birdieing the final hole. Nicklaus then challenged at the next year's U.S. Open and won the U.S. Amateur again in 1961 before turning pro. Obviously, the rest is history; but it all started with this 1959 U.S. Amateur victory.

        This is an actual contestant's badge from the 1959 U.S. Amateur - quite possibly the most significant piece of memorabilia ever offered from that historic tournament.