This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/22/2013
There are greats of the game of golf, Hall of Famers if you will. Then there is another special level of achievement in the professional game and this would encompass only five players in history;Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods representing the Career Grand Slam winners with Masters, U.S. Open, British Open and PGA Championship titles to their names. With Jack Nicklaus' win in 1971 PGA another tier of success was established as he capped off his second Career Grand Slam with his victory. Amazingly Jack would reach the feat a third time in his career, a number since equaled by Tiger Woods. This lot features a NR-MT example of the 2 1/4" diameter guest badge providing the owner a full weeks worth of "Bear" watching in 1971.
This item comes from the Penna Family Collection. This highly successful and respected professional golfing family offers golf mementoes from the careers of brothers Toney Penna and Charley Penna, and Tommy Armour whom Toney and Charley worked under for many years as pros at Boca Raton in Florida and various courses in the Chicago area. Toney was a consistent top 20 money winner on the PGA Tour in the 1930's and 40's while his brother Charley competed in 20 U.S. Open and PGA Championships. We have it all from their storied careers in golf both on and off the course, including everything from contestant’s pins, to used sets of clubs, and prototypes for Penna's famous clubs. Toney is an icon when it comes to club making in the 20th Century, first with the MacGregor Golf Company as their chief of design and then later with his own brand of Penna clubs. Many of the designs of club heads used today were first developed by the genius of Toney. We introduce you to this extraordinary collection by offering various lots from the family’s collection in this special British Open offering. This is an opportunity to acquire golf history, possibly for the last time.
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