1930 US Open at Interlachen CC Final Rd Ticket # 1664 Bobby Jones Grand Slam
Investors and collectors alike will key in on this needle in a haystack with complete hyperfocus. This light blue octagonal ducat with jet black print is outlined in vibrant red, colors similar to those in which it was purchased for admission just six years short of a century ago. Couple that scarcity with a FINAL ROUND ticket to witness larger-than-life Bobby Jones win the 1930 US Open during his Grand Slam year (impending anniversary), and that is what we have here. The original cost was $3.00, a small fraction of its monetary value nearly 100 years later - as we have sold only two other examples in 15 years, the 2022 January lot #2 garnering 13 bids for a sum of $8,934!
George Trevor, sportswriter for the New York Sun, would phrase Jones' four Major triumphs in 1930 as Jones "stormed the impregnable quadrilateral of golf." This event captivated the minds of most 1930's Americans whether they were golf fans or not, offering the opportunity to see one of the grandest moments in the Golden Age of Sport, Bobby Jones' accomplishment as the only player to win the pre-Masters era Grand Slam. Amateur Bobby Jones would finish as the only golfer par or better at -1, with runner-up MacDonald Smith (+1) awarded the winner's prize of $1,000. This may be the only opportunity to acquire this prized ticket before it is tucked away in the collection of an advanced collector for potentially decades to come. A highlight of any ticket, U.S. Open, or Bobby Jones collection.
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