1935 Bobby Jones, Paul Runyon

& Olin Dutra Masters Wire Photo

    At the 1935 Masters Tournament, Clifford Roberts asked photographer Frank Christian to assemble the entire field and take a photograph to commemorate the second-ever Masters Tournament. Little did anyone know at the time that the 1935 Masters would soon become one of the most important golf tournaments in history when Gene Sarazen recorded a late Sunday double eagle that made the Masters Tournament the talk of the golf world and changed the course of modern golf history forever. That entire group photo of the 1935 Masters field is one of the most important modern golf photographs in existence, and is offered elsewhere in this auction as Lot #3.

   This candid photograph of Bobby Jones alongside Paul Runyon and Olin Dutra is a candid photograph taken just moments before that historic entire-field photograph. This 6.5x8.5" photo depicts a smiling Bobby Jones as the players start assembling for the group photo session.