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Bobby Jones 1930 TIME Magazine
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.
Bobby Jones 1930
TIME Magazine
Offered here is the very rare Sept 22, 1930 TIME Magazine featuring Bobby Jones
after winning the Grand Slam. Though this has become one of the most well-known
golf magazine covers in history, it is exceedingly rare. Keep in mind that TIME
magazine was only seven years old in 1930, and was nowhere near the popularity
(and circulation) it later achieved. Even finding this cover only will likely
cost a collector a few hundred dollars. But the offered example is the complete
magazine - and a beautiful one at that! Without question, this is a must have
piece for a Bobby Jones collector.
This exact magazine was on display at the World Golf Hall of Fame during its
2005 exhibit Bobby Jones: A Salute to the Grand Slam.