Scarce 1894 Photo of Freddie Tait Driving

        Freddie Tait was one of the greatest golfers of his day. He won the 1896 and 1898 British Amateur and finished 3rd twice in the Open Championship before his untimely death in the Second Boer War. Due to the fact that Tait's career only lasted a few years, and he died 110 years ago, in 1900, very few authentic pieces of Tait memorabilia exist. This is certainly one of the finest items of Tait memorabilia in existence - an actual photograph of the great champion driving the ball at Prestwick. It is hard to imagine that a finer view of Tait unleashing on his driver exists! The photo is dated on the reverse as "Feb 1894", which is a more than 2 years prior to Tait's first British Amateur victory. With that knowledge, it is safe to say that this photograph is surely one of the oldest photographs of Freddie Tait golfing in existence. This beautiful original photo measures approximately 2 1/2"x3 1/2".