1921 US Amateur at St. Louis CC Contestant Badge - Jesse P. Guilford Winner
Here is a high-grade, sparkling clean contestant badge issued at St. Louis Country Club, where Jesse Guilford would triumph over Robert Gardner 7&6 in the 1921 US Amateur. It was the first USGA staged Championship west of the Mississippi River, as the sport continued to expand throughout the United States at the start of the roaring 20's. Notable participant Bobby Jones played as a teenager at just 19 years old.
Offered in this marquee lot is certainly one of the finest examples of the seldom seen 1921 US Amateur contestants pin. This pin served as a badge of passage to the course for the elite few golfers who had risen to the apex of amateur competition in the United States. The 1921 badge presents as a circular pin featuring a scalloped edge of gold. At the top of the pin in white enamel is the wording "CONTESTANT". Encircling the pin in bright red enamel is "NATIONAL AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP Sept. 17 TO 24, 1921". The interior area of the badge has raised scripting "USGA". This is a spectacular example of this early contestants badge, with perfect enamel and with only the hints of light wear. The reverse contains the stampings of the manufacturer Whitehead & Hoag. Co. Newark, N.J., and its original clasping pin is still operational today. This 1921 Contestants badge provides all the requisites of the ideal golf collectible, and would be a worthy inclusion in any advanced collection.
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