Original 1930 U.S. Open Player's Scorecard

(Bobby Jones Grand Slam)

            The presented scorecard is a newly-discovered piece of Bobby Jones Grand Slam memorabilia. By way of background, A couple decades ago our consignor, a retired golf pro, received several pieces of rare golf memorabilia from the York family, who were longtime Augusta, GA residents and friends of Bobby Jones. It has always been known that the York family collection contained one of the few known copies of the 1930 U.S. Open Program from Bobby Jones' Grand Slam (still in a private collection, but another example is offered in this auction!).

            But just last week we received a phone call that truly shocked us. Unbeknownst to everyone, tucked inside the pages of that rare program was an original player's scorecard from the 1930 U.S. Open. Judging by the truly mint condition of this unused and unfolded scorecard, it has likely been hidden inside that program for the past 82 years! It should be noted that the Yorks were not golf collectors; they were simply friends with the great Bobby Jones. How exactly Bobby's good friends obtained an actual player's scorecard from that historic tournament has no doubt been lost over the years, but even the possible connection between Jones and this scorecard cannot be ignored. Regardless, this is one of the only known surviving player's scorecards from one of Bobby Jones' Grand Slam tournaments, and is without question the finest example in existence.