Ben Hogan
Scarce 1930 Walker Cup Ticket
(Bobby Jones)
THE BOBBY JONES COLLECTION
In 2005, the
World Golf Hall of Fame held arguably its most famous exhibition in history
when it celebrated the 75th Anniversary of the Grand Slam with
the exhibit Bobby Jones: A Salute to the Grand Slam. That exhibit
featured memorabilia from the expected places: the USGA, the Royal &
Ancient, Augusta National Golf Club, Merion Golf Club, as well as items
owned by the Hall of Fame itself. But the golf world was abuzz with chatter
about another source of much of the rare and one-of-a-kind Bobby Jones
memorabilia on display – a previously unknown private collector.
We have the
great privilege of offering that famed, yet mysterious, Bobby Jones
collection in this auction. The collection was assembled by a very private
Midwest collector over the past three decades. In the golf collecting
community, and with today’s internet world, it is virtually impossible to
keep collections quiet; but this is an extreme exception. When the World
Golf Hall of Fame sent out its press release announcing the Bobby Jones
exhibit in 2005, it specifically highlighted the fact that many of the items
in this private collection “will be on display to the public for the first
time.” And aside from that brief loan to the Hall of Fame, almost all of
this memorabilia was obtained in private transactions and has never been
seen publicly – until now.
Scarce 1930 Walker
Cup Ticket (Bobby Jones)
Offered here is one of the only known original tickets from the 1930 Walker Cup
Matches. Simply put, Bobby Jones was virtually untouchable on the golf course in
1930. When Bobby Jones traveled overseas to compete in the British Open and
British Amateur, he was also Playing Captain of American Walker Cup team. And,
as you already know, the Bobby Jones-led American Team dominated the 1930 Walker
Cup by the score of 10 to 2. Possibly due to its non-descriptive appearance,
only a couple 1930 Walker Cup tickets have ever surfaced. It remains one of the
rarest of all Bobby Jones tickets.
This particular 1930 Walker Cup ticket is in near mint
condition, and is likely the finest example in the world.
This ticket was on loan to
the World Golf Hall of Fame during its 2005 Exhibit Bobby Jones: A Salute to
the Grand Slam.