2017 US Open June Memorabilia Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/18/2017
3 Books with Robert Sommers Book Plates - Baltusrol, Year of the Diamond, & The Complete Golfer
Here we have a trio of golf books. All three present in good condition, showing some wear to the covers.
"The Complete Golfer" is a collection of short stories and essays on golf. It was edited by Herbert Warren Wind, Bob Jones Award winner and World Golf Hall of Fame member.
"The Year of the Diamond" was written by Howard Hosmer and chronicles the history of the Country Club of Rochester's first 75 years.
The third is the 1955 edition of the Baltusrol Golf Club book. It notes board members, rules, etc.
**THE ESTATE OF HELEN AND ROBERT SOMMERS COLLECTION (U.S.G.A OFFICIAL)**
Robert Sommers served in the U.S. Coast Guard during the final stages of World War II, from 1944 to 1946. He returned to spend four years at the University of Maryland, then caught on as a sportswriter for the Baltimore Evening Sun, where he remained for 12 years. In 1962, he switched to the now-defunct Washington Star, and in the winter of 1965-66, he joined the United States Golf Association as managing editor of Golf Journal and public information manager. That was the start of a 26 year career with the U.S.G.A with numerous notable accomplishments including the 1987 publication of his book "The U.S. Open: Golf's Ultimate Challenge", which is also the ultimate source for information about golf's premier championship. With the success of this work, Sommers followed up with a second edition in 1996. Both of these writings are dedicated to wife Helen as Sommers wrote, "who saw me trough this one". Helen Sommers was a librarian by trade who would be invaluable to the maintenance of Robert's golf book and memorabilia collections over the years. A collection which was acquired in both the United States and Europe, with Sommers' first visit to Scotland for the 1979 Walker Cup match at Muirfield. From that assignment he quickly maintained his reputation as the U.S.G.A.'s "foreign correspondent for overseas golf events". All that time assembling the wonderful golf collection which The Golf Auction is privileged to offer here to the collecting world.
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