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Summer Premier Auction 2015

Fri, May 8, 2015 08:00PM EDT - Sun, Aug 23, 2015 11:30AM EDT
Lot 647

SAM SNEAD AUTOGRAPHED STETSON SIGNATURE MODEL STRAW HAT AND SIGNED 1ST EDITION COPY OF "EDUCATION OF A GOLFER" (NSM COLLECTION)

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The late Sam Snead was one of the top golfers in the world for most of four decades. He won a record 82 PGA Tour events including seven majors. He won every major with the exception of the U.S. Open an event where he finished as runner-up four different times. This lot features a pair of Snead related items including a signature Snead model straw hat that he autographed in gold ink on the inside of the brim. Also included is a personalized signed first edition copy of his book entitled Education of a Golfer a 245-page compilation that was released in 1962. Snead signed the inside of the book and personalized it To John Hamilton the founder and longtime curator of the recently closed Newport Sports Museum.

Includes Letter of Provenance from the Newport Sports Museum.

Pre-certified by PSA/DNA.

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