Iconic 1931 Alister MacKenzie

at Cypress Point Photo

As you've no doubt seen by now, this Winter Golf Auction by Green Jacket Auctions represents one of the greatest sales of golf photographs in history. From Old Tom Morris & the origins of professional golf to Bobby Jones & the founding of Augusta National, many of the offered photographs are among the finest such examples in the hobby.

        Offered here is a truly iconic original photograph of the great course designer Alister MacKenzie admiring his work at famed Cypress Point. In this early image, MacKenzie can be seen sitting in the brush - golf club in hand - watching 2 golfers on the green ahead. This incredible photograph is dated by the news service NEA August 29, 1931, so the photo itself was taken at some point before then. The photo was apparently taken by a local photographer who stamped the photograph "J.P. Graham, Del Monte, Calif." (The front 9 at Cypress Point actually enters the Del Monte forest).

        This large 8"x10" original photograph is nothing short of exceptional, with only some minor condition issues at the corners to note.