Lot # 18: Jack Nicklaus' 1967 British Open Used 8 Iron

Category: Golf Clubs

Starting Bid: $200.00

Bids: 17 (Bid History)

Time Left: Auction closed

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Item was in Auction "2011 Masters Auction",
which ran from 3/22/2011 12:00 PM to
4/10/2011 11:13 AM



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Jack Nicklaus' 1967 British Open Used 8-Iron

        18-time Major Champion Jack Nicklaus used this custom Slazenger "Jack Nicklaus" 8-iron in the 1967 Open Championship, where he finished 2nd place to Roberto De Vicenzo. This custom club is also stamped "JN 67", indicating Nicklaus' use of it during the 1967 season.

        Nicklaus' clubs from the 1967 Open were originally donated to a charity and then used as a competition prize. This spectacular Nicklaus Tournament-Used golf club was initially offered in the November 2007 Graham Budd/Sotheby's auction in London.         

        While a Jack Nicklaus used British Open golf club is certainly special enough, one can surmise that this club was also used a month earlier when Jack won the 1967 U.S. Open at Baltusrol Golf Club. It may be difficult to determine that for certain, but it definitely seems like a reasonable presumption.