Byron Nelson & Ben Hogan Signed 1942 Masters Black And White Photo
Both Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson signed this photo of the playoff pair at the 1942 Masters Tournament in black sharpie with preferred placement. This was the final Masters Tournament competition before the postponement due to World War II (the final Major tournament as well). Byron Nelson, the winner of the 1937 Masters, won in a playoff against Ben Hogan (only the 2nd multiple winner after Horton Smith). The 18 hole playoff was refereed by Bobby Jones himself. With the impending war, and the club flirting with bankruptcy for the previous nine years, the 1942 Tournament would turn out to be the most important one in the National's short history to that date. After dropping behind early on in the playoff, Nelson would go on a stretch that seemed cruel in it's perfection, Lord Byron shot 6 under from hole 6 through hole 13. This duel for the ages was 75 years ago, and looking back it seems as though there was more than one victory that day. One for Nelson, and one for Augusta National. 8" x 10"
James Spence Authentication (JSA) has reviewed this signature and their auction letter of authenticity comes with this lot.
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