2022 January Memorabilia Auction - Closing Date 02/06/2022
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/6/2022
2002 Fred Meyer Challenge 'Welcomes' Name Plates with Palmer, Nicklaus, Stadler, & Elkington
The final edition of the Fred Meyer Challenge took place at The Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club in Aloha, Oregon in 2002. The event that had taken place on the west coast since 1986 welcomed many legends of the game to compete in it for the final time, including major winners Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Craig Stadler and Steve Elkington. Here are the nameplates that were collected after the event by PGA Caddy Bob "Bullet" Burns. Each card contains the individual name in the center, with the Fred Meyer Challenge logo faded out in the background. A signed letter of provenance from Bob "Bullet" Burns comes with this lot.
~The Bob "Bullet" Burns Collection~
Carrying the bag is hard work, especially if it's done to pay the bills. Loopers with a sense of humor find it helpful to get through those long, hot grind days. Experienced PGA Tour caddie Bob " Bullet" Burns had it. A quick, but telling story from a fellow caddie to ESPN went like this: "Fulton (Allem) was having a rough go. He was saying how upset he was and how pissed he was. Finally, he angrily said, "Bullet, give me something to break!" Bullet replied, "How about par?"" Fultem Allen, Steve Elkington, Ed Fiori and Brett Ogle were some of the stitched pro names on the main pocket of bags that he toted. Burns was on the bag for numerous wins, including the fabled 1996 Quad Cities Open that Burns was the Robinhood to Ed Fiori's Batman to earn the moniker 'Tiger Slayer' and deny rookie Woods his first professional win. Indicative of select items in Burns' collection, "Bullet" was inside the ropes to a number of early both amateur and pro Tiger PGA tournaments in the mid 1990's. To circle back, the right attitude is important. "It’s hard to leave once you get that grass under your feet," Bob "Bullet" Burns says about caddying. When it comes to the game of golf - we agree.
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