2022 April Golf Memorabilia Auction - Closing Date 04/10/2022
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/11/2022
W.C Fownes Jr '1910' Large Format George Pietzcker Photo With Summary Of Golf Career - Framed
The apple didn't fall far from the tree when it came to William C. Fownes Jr.. W.C. unquestionably picked up the family game of golf from his father, Oakmont's founder and designer Henry Fownes. At 33 years old he broke through in amateur golf, winning the USGA's 1910 US Amateur Championship at the nearby Country Club of Brookline. He would go on to become one of the most decorated Pennsylvania amateur golfers, winning that title four times and playing on two Walker Cup teams. W.C. would later give back to golf in a different way, as the president of the United States Golf Association.
The camera eye which captured this image was George Pietzcker, a remarkable photographer from St. Louis, who covered the golf seen from the early 1910's till mid 1930's. During this time period, he was the official photographer for the United States Golf Association creating a visual record of the country's national championships and champions. This incredible large format photograph carries the Pietzcker trademark in the bottom right corner and white ink bottom centered 'W.C. Fownes Jr.' in script. 24 1/2" x 29 1/2"
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