1949 U.S. Open Championship Week Long Admission Pin - Medinah Country Club

This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/21/2013

The 1949 U.S. Open was the breakthrough moment in the career of future Hall of Famer Cary Middlecoff, it marked his first of three Major triumphs (1955 Masters, 1956 U.S. Open). Offered in this lot is a week long admission pass for the Championship which was issued in button form with a white field featuring navy block letters reversing out of the lilly white background. Presented for accuracy there is a small scratch near left side of '1949' which does not detract significantly from the visual appeal of the 2 1/4" diameter button which remains in excellent to mint condition on this U.S. Open relic.

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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