1927 Edzell Golf Club Dalhousie M.E. Monsoon Meet 9 Karat Gold Medal Won by A. F. M Guild
This wonderful lot includes a 9 karat gold medal awarded in 1927 by Ezell Golf Club. The Maker: James Fenton (J.F); Assay Office: Birmingham; Date Letter: c (1927); Obverse: Golfing scene; Reverse: Inscribed Edzell Golf Club / DALHOUSIE MEDAL / 1927 / A.F.M. GUILD. Metal: 9 karat gold-Fineness: .375.
This medal is extremely fine. Exhibits light surface wear and natural toning consistent with age. Suspension loop is present and undamaged. 9 grams in weight and 1 1/8” in diameter.
Ralph H. Martin Collection
Highly accomplished business professional Ralph H. Martin started as a rocket scientist for the US military, then being an officer with the Naval Reserve in WWII prior to going on to be an engineer and executive. He was deeply passionate about golf with six holes-in-ones to his name and the astute collection with focus categories of antique golf clubs, silver, prints and books. The High School Valedictorian Martin was a member of more than five golf clubs including: the Willoughby Golf Club of Stuart, Florida and The Ridge Club of Sandwich, Massachusetts, with previously holding memberships at the Ocean Reef Club, Key Largo, Florida; the Card Sound Golf Club, Key Largo, Florida; the Hartford Golf Club, West Hartford, Connecticut; and the Canoe Brook Country Club, Summit, New Jersey. Shooting his age on several occasions, he was a member of the Southern Seniors Golf Association and had a fine eye for patent clubs and the equally coveted 'long-noses' dating back decades into the 19th century. It is with The Golf Auction's honor that we share Martin's collection of hand-chosen pieces with the collecting public, such as the one in this lot.