PBA Galleries: Rare Golf Books, Clubs & Memorabilia
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Rare Golf Books, Clubs & Memorabilia | Total Sales (USD) | 187,704.00 |
| Auction Date | April 12, 2018 - April 12, 2018 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 156,590.00 |
| Sale Number | #640 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 244,650.00 |
| Total Lots | 431 | ||
| Sold Lots | 279 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 220,790.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 64.73% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 341,080.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 152 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 55.03% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 402 | Wright & Ditson's Guide to American Golf for 1895 - The earliest known American golf guide |
1895 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 51,000.00 | |
| 209 | Jones, Robert T[yre] (''Bobby''), Jr. & O. B. Keeler | Down the Fairway: The Golf Life and Play of Robert T. Jones, Jr. |
1927 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 9,600.00 |
| 190 | Pietzcker, George S. | Bobby Jones and Gene Sarazen at Fresh Meadows Country Club, 1932 |
1932 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 9,000.00 |
| 185 | Medal from the 1933 Motion Picture Tournament awarded to Bobby Jones |
1933 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 6,000.00 | |
| 197 | Signed photograph of Bobby Jones |
No date | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,500.00 | |
| 205 | Jones, Robert Tyre (Bobby), Jr. | Typed Letter Signed from Bobby Jones to Walter Hagen, wishing him a happy 73rd birthday |
1965-12-17 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 4,200.00 |
| 189 | Photograph of Bobby Jones with the original U.S. Amateur trophy |
c.1925 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,300.00 | |
| 113 | [Farnie, Henry Brougham] A Keen Hand | The Golfer's Manual; Being an Historical and Descriptive Account of the National Game of Scotland; with an Appendix. By A Keen Hand |
1857 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,000.00 |
| 192 | Portrait photograph of Bobby Jones, inscribed to Bill Boyd |
No date | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,000.00 | |
| 203 | Jones, Robert Tyre (Bobby), Jr. | Letter from Bobby Jones regarding the genius of Clifford Roberts |
1967-05-16 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,000.00 |
| 249 | Mackenzie, Dr. Alister J. | Golf Architecture: Economy in Course Construction and Green-Keeping |
[1920] | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,000.00 |
| 186 | Menu from the 1953 USGA dinner in honor of Ben Hogan, signed by both Hogan and Bobby Jones |
1953-07-23 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,700.00 | |
| 90 | Golf Links at Del Monte |
[c.1903] | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,400.00 | |
| 198 | Signed photograph of Bobby Jones |
No date | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,400.00 | |
| 201 | Jones, Robert Tyre (Bobby), Jr. | Letter from Bobby Jones to Gene Hitt discussing the origin of his famous "Calamity Jane" putter |
1969-02-20 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,400.00 |
| 37 | Camp, Walter and Lilian Brooks | Drives and Puts - inscribed and with the rare dust jacket |
1899 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,280.00 |
| 118 | Flannery, Michael and Richard Leech | Golf Through the Ages: Six Hundred Years of Golfing Art |
[2004] | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,040.00 |
| 206 | Jones, Robert T[yre] "Bobby", Jr. | Letter and two photographs signed by Bobby Jones to David Christensen |
1962-09-21 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 1,800.00 |
| 326 | Schulz, Charles M. | Hitting the Green |
No date | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,800.00 |
| 194 | Rice, Grantland, editor | The Bobby Jones Story, from the writings of O.B. Keeler |
[1953] | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 1,560.00 |
| 50 | [Clark, Robert] | Poems on Golf |
1867 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,440.00 |
| 124 | Large collection of golfing fiction, mostly mysteries |
Various dates | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,200.00 | |
| 150 | Hilton, Harold H. & Garden G. Smith, editors | The Royal & Ancient Game of Golf |
1912 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,200.00 |
| 384 | Vardon, Harry | The Complete Golfer |
[1905] | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,200.00 |
| 330 | The Actis and Constitutionis of the Realme of Scotland Maid in Parliamentis Haldin Be...Kingis James the First, Secund, Thrid, Feird, Fyft, and in Tyme of Marie now Quene of Scottis |
1566 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,140.00 |
