2014 Spring Golf Memorabilia Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/10/2014
1946 Kansas City Open Golf Champ Winner's Trophy
Frank Stranahan turned in his second (having already won the Durham Open earlier in '46) amazing stroke-play triumph over America's top golf professionals when he won the PGA's Kansas City Open. This triumph earned him these newspaper laurels, "When it comes to hitching four hot cards together at seventy-two holes medal play, this boy Stranahan is the nearest thing to Bobby Jones that amateur golf has produced since 1930". He scorched Kansas City's Hillcrest course for a 14-under par 274 besting a field that included Byron Nelson, Lloyd Mangrum, Sam Snead, Lawson Little and Ben Hogan to name a few of the top pro's Frank out-gunned. In winning his second career PGA event Stranahan received the trophy offered in this lot, carrying the inscriptions:
Kansas City
Invitation Open
Golf Championship
July 11-14-1946
Hillcrest Country Club
won by
Frank Stranahan
Score 70-68-67-69 Total 274
This trophy stands a whopping 14 5/8" x 9" x 37 1/2"
A portion of the Frank Stranahan collection proceeds will be donated to The First Tee of Lake Erie.
In order to bid in extended bidding you must place a bid on the lot before 9pm on auction closing day. The Golf Auction's Spring Auction will end in two sessions on April 10th and April 13th, 2014. Session 1 (Lots 1-400) will end on April 10th, 2014 at 9:00pm EST with extended bidding to follow. Session 2 (Lots 401+) will end on April 13th, 2014 at 9:00pm EST with extended bidding to follow. Get your bids in before the session ends.
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