1939 $10K Dapper Dan Open Golf Tournament Program - Arnie's PGA Debut at 16 Yrs Old!
When The King was still getting fitted for his crown. Showcased in this lot is the incredibly hard to find program from the very first 1939 Dapper Dan Open golf tournament held in Pittsburgh PA at Wildwood Park CC in Allison Park, PA won by Ralph Guldahl, the same year he won the Masters. The headliner is that it was the FIRST EVER PGA TOURNAMENT that Arnold Palmer played, and he was only 16 years old! The amateur was 15 years removed from The event was interrupted from 1940 to 1947 by the II World War. The tournament, renamed the Dapper Dan-Alcoma tournament, resumed in 1948 and was won by Vic Ghezzi at Alcoma Country Club. Sam Snead won the final event the next year in 1949. This program with the vibrant orange framed Wildwood Country Club aerial shot cover remains in fair condition, with overall wear depicted in the accompanying lot photos.
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