Rare 1952 The Masters Tournament Book presented as Player Gift to Charles Kocsis
A special offering in this lot comes in the form of the 1952 Masters Tournament player gift, a rare leather bound Masters photograph album. This gift presents wonderful incite into the many working parts which come together to present the Masters. This was the seventh installment of a yearly tradition began in 1946 of presenting a gifts to each of the contestants in the invitational event, with a very limited number which were also gifted to members and dignitaries. This book with owners name etched in gold on the cover went to Chuck Kocsis, a world renowned player, who was invited to play in 11 Masters as an amateur, making the cut in 8 and was the low Amateur once. Nice condition. Next to the assembling of a run of tickets/badges from each of the Masters tournaments the collecting of each of the player gifts awarded has become a favorite among advanced Masters collectors. This leather bound album with highest detailed design has become a true lynch pin of completing this collection. The spiral bound album displays nicely but review the photos for a complete condition report. 15 1/4" x 10 1/4" x 3/4" dimensions.
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