2013 Summer Golf Memorabilia Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/21/2013
This is an exceptionally solid example of the 1939 U.S. Open Contestants Badge with tremendous eye appeal. The 1 1/8" x 1 1/4" badge retains rich, deep coloring on its enamel, unscratched surface. This beauty was worn by Charley Penna who was contestant #67 in the 1939 Open, that number still resides on the back of this pin along with the original pin mounting. The champion in the 1939 Open was Byron Nelson who entered a 18-hole three way playoff with Denny Schute and Craig Wood following the regulation 72 holes. Nelson and Wood remained tied after the 18-hole playoff requiring another 18 holes between the two which Lord Byran would win completing his second of five major championships.As an added bonus the winning bidder on this impeccable example of the 1939 Contestant Badge will receive four original photos from the Penna family achieves of Charley competing in the 1939 U.S. Open.
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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