Frank Stranahan 1952 Mexico Golf Open 1st Place Sterling Amateur Trophy

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1952 Mexico Golf Open Tournament 1st Place Sterling Amateur Trophy

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Located on the outskirts of the sprawling metropolis of Mexico City, The Club de Golf Mexico opened for play in 1952. To celebrate this the course(which would grow in acclaim later as the site of the World Cup matches which were won by the United States team of Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus)hosted an Open golf tournament known as the Pan American. In the 1952 initial playing of the Pan American at Club de Golf Mexico Frank Stranahan captured the low amateur trophy. His grand award of Mexican Sterling Silver is engraved.

Club De Golf Mexico (Mexico Golf Club)
Primer Torneo Abierto (First Open Tournament)
Panamericano (Pan-American)
1er Lugar Aficionados (1st Place Amateur)
Frank R. Stranahan
1952

14" tall, width from handle to handle is 12" and has a 6 3/4" diameter at base

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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