2023 April Golf Memorabilia Auction - Closing Date 4/10/2023
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/9/2023
Arnold Palmer 1954 Amateur Championship w/Robert Sweeney Trophy Photo - August 27th
This close crystal clear shot depicts the smiling 1954 US Amateur finalists Arnold Palmer and Robert Sweeney on either side of the Havemeyer trophy, the heralded hardware eventually presented to the victorious Arnold Palmer post-round that week. Verso carries the below transcribed accompanying photo caption. This photo has been preserved in very good condition, as shown in the accompanying lot photos.
No less an authority then Jack Nicklaus calls the United States Golf Association's Amateur Championship a "Major". Whether it is or not is open to debate. What is known is that the 1954 US Amateur had a fellow who was selling paint in Cleveland (Arnold Palmer) put his golf game to test over a week of gritty match play, and crowned him champion by virtue of a 1-up win in the 36 hole finals match. That weeks event was contested at The Country Club of Detroit, and it is what Mr. Palmer considers the turning point of his career. 9" x 7"
Caption on reverse: 8-27-54 Gross Point Mich. Arnold Palmer of Wicklisse, Ohio and Robert Sweeney of Port Washington, New York (shown) who will play the final round of the National Amateur Golf Championship on Saturday at the Country Club of Detroit. They are holding the cup one of them will take home. Photo by Bernard
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