1933 Ryder Cup Dinner Menu

Signed by Entire U.S. Team

w/ Hagen, Craig Wood, Horton Smith

        On June 14, 1933, the PGA of America hosted a dinner to formally send off the 10 members of the American Ryder Cup Team as they prepared to travel by ship to the 4th-ever Ryder Cup - the 1933 Ryder Cup at Southport and Ainsdale in England.

        This is an original program from that dinner, which has been signed by the entire 1933 United States Ryder Cup Team. In addition to the 10 Ryder Cup participants, a large number of prominent golfers attended this event to send off their friends in style. In all, at least 46 people have signed this one-of-a-kind program.

        How impressive were the members of the 1933 Ryder Cup Team? 9 of the 10 won Major Championships (only Ed Dudley did not), and they won a combined 33 Majors! It should also be noted that other prominent golfers signed this program, including Jerome Travers and a scarce autograph of 1925 U.S. Open Champion Willie MacFarlane. Another rare autograph is that of famed sportswriter Grantland Rice.

        The combined individual values of the autographs on this program is extraordinary. Willie MacFarlane's autograph as a book value of $600, Travers has a value of $495, and Glenna Collet Vare $300. And that's not to mention the autograph of the actual Ryder Cup Team members, including the exceedingly rare autograph of Craig Wood. And what about the program itself? While it certainly has some condition issues, an unsigned dinner program from 1933 has a book value of $3,000!

        The 10 members of the 1933 Ryder Cup Team that have signed this program are as follows:

Walter Hagen

Craig Wood (scarce autograph!)

Horton Smith

Gene Sarazen

Billy Burke

Leo Diegel

Denny Shute

Ed Dudley

Olin Dutra

Paul Runyan