The Ryder Cup
Doug Sanders' 1972 Kemper Open
Winner's Gold Medal
THE DOUG SANDERS COLLECTION
Offered in this auction are some exceptional pieces of memorabilia from the
personal collection of former PGA Tour star Doug Sanders. Doug Sanders won 20
times on the PGA Tour, and finished in the top 4 in every Major Championship.
Despite his overwhelming success as a professional golfer, Mr. Sanders is
notoriously remembered for missing a 3-foot putt to win the 1970 Open
Championship at St. Andrews - a tournament that Jack Nicklaus would go on to win
by one stroke in a playoff the next day.
The PGA Tour famously presents the winner of each tournament with a gold medal.
For obvious reasons, very few PGA Tour winners' gold medals have ever become
available to collectors. Presented in this lot is the actual winner's Gold Medal
from Doug Sanders' victory at the 1972 Kemper Open, where he narrowly defeated
Lee Trevino for his 20th (and final) PGA Tour victory. We will start the bidding
on this exquisite 24.2 gram 14k gold medal at its approximate gold melt value of
$775.