2020 August Golf Memorabilia Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/9/2020
1974 'The Golf Swing' Book by Cary Middlecoff
Cary Middlecoff left his position as a dentist to become a professional golfer and never looked back, going on to win three Major championships (US Open in 1949, 1956 and 1955 Masters). His 40 PGA Tour tournament wins put him at tenth all-time in that regard. Here is a copy of the 1974 'The Golf Swing' Book by Cary Middlecoff. Containing the original dust jacket, this book is in fair condition with the binding ripped on the bottom in addition to the dust jacket being incomplete.
THE BERT YANCEY BOOK COLLECTION
We thank Scott Yancey the son of Bert Yancey for giving The Golf Auction the opportunity to offer our collecting community his collection of golf books, many of which contain emphasis on the golf swing. Yancey was known over his career, which began in 1960, as perhaps the Tour's most avid student of the game. Frank Beard his friend and fellow PGA Tour pro summed it up "it was like he was on a mission to find the perfect golf swing". Yancey's efforts paid off with 7 PGA Tour wins, top three finishes in Majors that included the U.S. Open and Masters, along with financial success as a top 50 money winner every year on Tour from 1965-74. He joined the Senior Tour in 1988 and competed on that circuit until a fatal heart attack on the practice range at the Tour's Franklin Quest Championship claimed his life in 1994. A plaque affixed to a boulder near the site serves as a reminder, "Bert Yancey was a tenacious champion with unusual courage, determination, wit and wisdom...His quest for excellence remained remarkably intense and focused as he executed his final shot from this area."
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