This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/12/2012
The Golf Auction has previously had the opportunity to offer each of the tickets from the first six Masters (1934-39) with the only exception,until now, being the 1936 ticket. This years ticket has been one of the most difficult to obtain from the early years of the event. Two reasons jump out for the difficulty of this ticket. First being that the event was poorly attended with patrons losing interest in the Masters following the excitement surrounding Bobby Jones return to competive golf in 1934. A second reason for the difficulty of 1936 tickets, is poor weather conditions which brought heavy rains to the area limiting attendance and causing destruction to those tickets which were used. The heavy flooding of the course was so bad that the '36 Masters was not completed until Monday that year when 36 holes were played.With that said it is significant that this extraordinarilly crisp speciman of the 1936 even exists. This example,ticket # 698,for the Saturday Third Round of the Tournament is free from any creases on both the front and reverse. The 1936 ticket has a unique scalloped edge which is often condition sensitive, but is retained intact on this high grade example. This tangible memento of the third Masters remains in pristine nr-mt condition. With the only flaw appearing to be heavy wear around the cutout area that encircles the original blue attaching string. This ticket comes with the highest degree of provenance coming from the family of Bobby Jones' Atlanta neighbors. On the reverse a light pencil salutation and the signature of original Augusta National club secretary Fielding Wallace yield additional provenance to this relic. Desperately rare, a significant addition to any advanced Masters ticket collection!James Spence Authentication (JSA) has reviewed Fielding Wallace's autograph and provide their letter of authenticity with this lot.