2020 April Memorabilia Auction Featuring Ken Venturi Collection
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/12/2020
1939 Masters Tournament Second Round Friday Ticket #449 - New Find, Original Family
As the weather channel so well advertises their programming, "Weather is known to alter history," no more accurate statement can be made when it applies to collecting Masters tickets, in particular the paper badges which were used by the Augusta National from 1934-39. The sixth tournament in this historical spring ritual was contested in 1939, and was adversely affected by terrible weather from the get-go with the first round being postponed until Friday, and Saturday's second round including hail, wind and rain. These weather delays mandated a finale of 36 holes on Sunday, April 2, which was conquered in record fashion at 279 (-9) by Ralph Guldahl. His mark for low aggregate score stood until Ben Hogan eclipsed it in 1953. The point to consider here is how few of the orange one day tickets, condition sensitive enough due to design, survived the weather damage of the first day of competition. The answer, NOT MANY, just like the number of tickets which were even issued to begin with. After 1934, ticket sales for the Masters decreased for the next five years with the spectacle of the first year having worn off, and many fans realizing that they could simply walk onto the un-fenced course without a ticket to watch the tournament. These factors in part have helped to contribute to the scarcity of late 1930's Masters tickets. This remarkable free from any paper loss 1939 ticket Low Number #449 retains its original string with crown shaping at the top, and concludes with a tip at the bottom. It is new to the golf collecting community originating from a life long Georgia family who attended the Masters way before it was fashionable. Through the use of this item as an admittance source to the Masters and subsequent wear during the event (by this time Pinkerton Security teams were reviewing the crowd for the unpaid attendees) condition flaws are very few. Desired, seldom seen Friday, in top condition, the answer to many collector's prayers. Also, included with this lot as a bonus, our consignors family in attending the '39 Masters retained half of the pairing sheet from that day. In stark contrast to the ticket, it is in the weathered condition that one may assume from that day a perfect reflection on what happened to much of this early Masters paper and why we as collectors prize it so much.
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