2021 November Memorabilia Auction - Closing Date 11/21/21
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/21/2021
1981 OPEN Championship at Royal St. George's GC Guest Badge - Hal Sutton Collection
Decorated amateur Hal Sutton was a mere one shot from the lead after the first day at Royal and St. George in Sandwich, England, carding a tidy 71 and a tie for 3rd position. The 1981 playing would be the first Open Championship contested by the young American from Shreveport, Louisiana, ending the week in a tie for 47th and the prestigious honor of Low Amateur. "Decorated" was an undersell, as Hal Sutton had checked nearly every amateur golf box prior to his Open Championship debut. Sutton captured the 1980 US Amateur, 1980 College Player of the Year, and was a two-time Walker Cup United States Team member among other accomplishments, setting himself up well to handle the big stage and win the PGA Championship only two years later in 1983. Eventual Champion Golfer of the Year Bill Rogers captured his lone major title at the 1981 Open tournament by 4 strokes over Bernhard Langer. Here is Hal Sutton's 1981 OPEN Championship at Royal St. George's GC Guest Badge in good condition and used by Sutton's exuberant supporting cast that week. James Spence Authentication (JSA) has reviewed the signature and their auction letter of authenticity will come with this lot.
The Hal Sutton Collection
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Hal Sutton's golf game flourished while growing up in his hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana. In fact the highly touted amateur golfer chose to stay closeby after high school and went to local Centenary College. It wouldn't take much time for the All American to put his school and town on the national golfing map when he received 'Golf Magazine's 1980 College Player of the Year' after 14 victories and lifting the small liberal arts school to 9th in the Nation. Unsurprisingly Hal Sutton would find great success at the professional level, notching 14 PGA Tour victories between 1982 and 2001. The 1983 season was a one for Sutton, earning PGA Tour Player of the Year honors as the leading money winner and the new accolade of 'major champion.' Sports Illustrated's golf writer Dan Jenkins' emphatically recapped his 1983 PGA Championship triumph with "There's a New Bear on the Loose - Hal Sutton Put a Death Grip on the PGA Championship To Stop a Classic Jack Nicklaus Charge." This came only months after his The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass win. Representing his country became a common role Sutton found himself in, as a 4-time Ryder Cup player in 1985, 1987, 1999, and 2002, before being chosen as the Ryder Cup Captain in 2004. He was a victorious Walker Cup team member in 1979 and 1981.
After playing two decades on the tour Hal began to shift his attention to philanthropy, with that soon becoming a main focus. This didn't go unnoticed in the golfing community and Sutton was the 2007 Payne Stewart Award recipient. He would raise more than $2 million with fellow Louisiana natives David Toms and Kelly Gibson for Hurricane Katrina and Rita victims. The Golf Auction has been very appreciative of the opportunity to offer some of Hal's Collection, including his 1998 TOUR Championship Calamity Jane Trophy, Gold Plated Scotty Cameron Putter for 2000 Players Win and all four of his 2000 Players Championship winning scorecards when it was "The Right Club." Get ready to bid in extended bidding starting at 10pm ET Sunday, November 21st. Remember that ALL initial bids must be placed before extended bidding begins. The auction will end on a LOT BY LOT basis. Please contact us if you have any questions regarding the end of auction rules listed below. Thank you for your support. - The Golf Auction
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