2016 Ryder Cup Week Golf Memorabilia Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/2/2016
1957 Masters Tournament Sunday Ticket #6423 - Doug Ford Winner
In sports history there is nothing like calling your success in advance, and then producing. In the 1932 World Series Babe Ruth pointed to the stands, and then produced a home run. At a Thursday media gathering prior to the 1969 Super Bowl Joe Namath "guaranteed" that his heavy underdog New York Jets team would be victorious, he followed up leading the Jets to victory and earning game MVP honors in Super Bowl III. In the golfing world Doug Ford made a similar boast, predicting two weeks prior to the 1957 Masters that he would win with a score of 283. It took a Sunday charge, shooting a final round 66, capped by a birdie 3 at the 18th, where he holed out from the bunker. Oh yes, in winning Ford shot exactly 283. This lot brings our bidders the opportunity to own a Masters badge from that Sunday final round of the '57 Masters where Doug Ford's boast ended up as a prediction of success, called to the very shot. This fourth and final round ticket carries abundant creases on both sides, but don't let that turn you off if you are collecting a run of Masters Sunday or Series badges. These tickets are seldom found, and you would have a proverbial needles in a haystack chance of putting together a run without some creases here and there. Complete with string, and no paper loss on this one and it is a Championship Sunday for Doug Ford, as he so fittingly called it.
Please note: This auction will end at 7:00pm EST on Sunday, October 2nd with EXTENDED BIDDING to follow. All items in the auction will remain open until no items have received a bid within a 15 minute time period. All lots are free to be bid on until extended bidding has ended
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