Frank Stranahan 1949 Miami Inter. Open Silver Plated 2nd Amateur Bowl

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1949 Miami International Open Silver Plated 2nd Amateur Bowl

Frank Stranahan returned to Miami Springs Golf Course in 1949 with many fond memories. In 1948 Stranahan had won the PGA Tours Miami Open on the same South Florida course. The triumph was his fourth career over the play for pay gang. In 1949 the results were not as glorious, but he did take home second amateurs honors and received the silver bowl offered in this lot. The engraving on bowl states Stranahans accomplishment:

1949 Miami
International Open
2nd Amateur

16" diameter at top and 9" at base, stands 12" tall

For nearly 20 years Frank Stranahan dominated the landscapes of golf, weightlifting, women, and even the heads of the Masters Tournament. Winning over 70 amateur tournaments wasn’t enough for this ‘Toledo Strongman’; on regular basis he would compete against and beat the day’s professionals including Hogan, Nelson and Snead. As a finalist in over a dozen national championships he won an astounding seven! Frankie was runner-up in five other major championships, including the British Amateur, the Masters Tournament, The Open Championship, and the U.S. Amateur. He won two major championships in the 1948 and 1950 British Amateurs. Throw in 3 Walker Cup Team Victories and this man was untouchable, the greatest amateur anyone had seen since Bobby Jones made his way around the fairways. This world travelling playboy and son of the founder of Champion Sparkplugs competed in over 200 tournaments across multiple continents, leaving his mark wherever he went.

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