Rare Ted Ray Signature with 1912 Open Champion Notation

        Presented here is a rare autograph of 1912 Open Champion Ted Ray. Ted Ray was one of the best golfers in the world in the early 20th Century. However, Americans may know him best for a tournament he almost won. As immortalized by the Mark Frost book and eventual Disney Movie The Greatest Game Ever Played, the heavily-favored Ted Ray and Harry Vardon reached a playoff in the 1913 U.S. Open with teenage unknwon Francis Ouimet. Obviously, Ouimet won that tournament and firmly established golf as a major sport with the American public for the first time.

        Presented here is the first autograph we have ever offered from Ted Ray. It is certainly one of the finest such autograph in existence, as Ted Ray has added the notation "Open Champion 1912" below his signature.