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Deane Beman's Original 1987 Ryder Cup at Muirfield Village Crystal Trophy
Jack Nicklaus captained the 1987 Ryder Cup team in his own backyard at Muirfield Village Golf Club. The final was 15 to 13 Team Europe in one of the more memorable Ryder Cups. With Barbara and Jack Nicklaus involved it was understood that this would be a classy, tasteful orchestrated event. This lot carries an item which came out of that Nicklaus class, and is so scarce that most collectors have never heard of it, much less scene one. It is a highly dignified Ryder Cup crystal trophy adorned with a sterling Abe Mitchell figure perched at the top of its removable lid. With the manufacturer's hallmark etched on the base between the feet of the figure. It is this sterling figure which makes this a treasured work which stands head and shoulders above mere crystal displays which have been offered to replicate this Cup. With only a couple handfuls of these deluxe crystal Ryder Cups produced, we know of only one other which has ever been publicly offered. Spectacular display value is afforded here with the incredible opportunity to own Commissioner of the PGA Deane Beman's personal 1987 Ryder Cup at Muirfield Village crystal trophy. The trophy stands 10 1/2" tall and measures 6 1/4" from handle to handle.
THE DEANE BEMAN COLLECTION PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT WORLD GOLF HALL OF FAME
Deane Beman was a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame's Class of 2000, selected for his Lifetime Achievement in golf. It would be difficult to find someone who better fit that criteria then Beman. As a player, he won four PGA TOUR titles, a pair of United States Amateurs, The Amateur Championship and competed on four U.S. Walker Cup teams. Following those successes on the course, Beman served the game at it's highest level as PGA TOUR commissioner for twenty years from 1974-94. During this time the tour's assets grew ten fold. A true visionary of the sport, Beman ushered in the creation of the Senior PGA TOUR (now referred to as the Champions Tour). He also created the Ben Hogan Tour (now called the Web.com Tour). His dream of Stadium Golf would become a reality in the TPC Stadium Course at Sawgrass followed by widely successful similar products around the United States. A crowning achievement to his contributions to the game came in May of 1998, when another of Beman's ideas became reality when the World Golf Village, home of the World Golf Hall of Fame opened in St.Augustine, Florida.
The World Golf Hall of Fame honors golf's greatest players and contributors. Deane Beman recently contributed a significant part of his collection of career golf mementos to the World Golf Hall of Fame. He recognized the many benefits this organization affords to furthering the game of golf through the preservation of its rich history. While making this contribution his wish also was that a small portion of items would be auctioned through The Golf Auction with 100% of Mr. Beman's proceeds being donated to the World Golf Hall of Fame. A letter of provenance from Mr. Beman will accompany this item.
Please note: This auction will end at 5:00pm EST on Sunday, April 8th, with EXTENDED BIDDING to follow. All items in the auction will remain open until no items have received a bid within a 15 minute time period. Still the lowest rate among major golf auction houses, there is a buyer's premium of 17.5% for all items. All lots are free to be bid on until extended bidding has ended.