Frank Stranahan '46 U.S.G.A. Amateur Sectional Qualifying Low Score Medal-Chicago

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1946 Amateur Sectional Qualifying Low Scorer Medal - Frank Stranahan

On August 27, 1946 Frank Stranahan was one of 48(27 from outside Chicago area) amateur golfers who teed it up at Flossmoor Country Club in the Chicago districts sectional qualifying. They were competing for ten spots into the United States Golf Associations National Amateur Tournament to be held at Baltusrol, NJ on September 9-14. With rounds of 69 and 71 for a four under score of 140, Stranahan was the low scorer by four strokes. In winning the event Stranahan received the medal offered in this lot from the U.S.G.A. The 1 1/2 diameter medal is engraved on the verso:

1946 Amateur
Championship
Sectional
Qualifying Rounds
Chicago
Low Scorer
Frank Stranahan

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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