Bar X Golf Course
by Ross Santee

Ross Santee was an author and artist noted for his depictions of the Southwest.  After he left the Chicago Art Institute, he spent an unsuccessful year in New York City trying to get his artwork published.  After year of rejection notices, he burned his art supplies and moved to Arizona to live with his mother and sister.  

In 1920, with the encouragement of friends and local publishers, Ross returned to New York City. This time the publishers were not only interested in his drawings but were also interested in his experiences as a cowboy.  They convinced him to pen short stories based on his time on the ranch.

Over the next five decades he wrote thirteen books, dozens of short stories and made thousands of sketches.  Presented here is one of those books a 1933 First Edition of Bar X Golf Course by Ross Santee.  The book is a hilarious fictional account of a million acre golf course played from horse back.  What makes this copy even more special is that it was once part of the USGA Museum and Library.  The book comes with a facsimile copy of the original scorecard and a facsimile dust jacket.  It is a truly unique and rare book.