Title: Official Souvenir Book of the United States Golf Association, Thirty Second National Amateur Golf Championship, Brae Burn Country Club, September 10-15, 1928 Author: Traylor, Melvin A. (USGA President) Place: West Newton, MA Publisher: USGA Date: 1928 Description: 64 pp. Illustrated from several photographs, figure drawings, and ads throughout; a map of the entire golf course; a full-page Bobby Jones portrait from a photograph showing his recent major accomplishments and a trophy; inside covers with printed ads. Ads show various golf equipment, including balls, clothing, clubs, etc. (4to) 12¼x9¼, original saddle stitched duo-tone pictorial wrappers (stamped in brown and green). First appearance. The rare original and official program book for the 1928 U.S. National Amateur Golf Championship, held at the Brae Burn Country Club, West Newton, Massachusetts. Bobby Jones won this event, defeating J.W. Brown in the first round, Ray Gorton in the second, John B. Beck in third, Phillips Finlay in the semifinal and T. Philip Perkins in the final. “From 1923 to 1930 Bobby Jones captured an amazing 62 percent of the national championships he entered, winning 13 of 21 tournaments. He won five of eight U.S. Amateur Championships, and finished second in another. He won one of the two British Amateurs he played in. In eleven of the last twelve open championships he entered, he finished no worse than second, winning seven times. In 1926, Jones became the first player ever to capture the "Double," winning the U.S. and British Open Championships in the same year. In 1930, he accomplished the Grand Slam, winning the British Amateur, British Open, U.S. Open, and U.S. Amateur all in the same year” see bobbyjones.com. Includes the following articles: Temper in Golf by Bobby Jones; How to Improve Your Own Game by Watching Good Players by Grantland Rice; High Lights of Other Championships by Francis Ouimet (who played in this tournament); Brae Burn, A Bit of History by Walton L. Crocker; and three by A. Linde Fowler (including a description of each hole). The official scorecard (page 30) with two golfer's scores and names hand-written, including Bobby Jones and David Ogilvie, Jr., who were paired together on September 10 and 11. Findlay S. Douglas and Herbert H. Ramsay were the USGA Vice-Presidents; Bobby Jones (representing Atlanta Athletic Club) and Roger D. Lapham (of San Francisco Golf Club), among others, were part of the USGA Executive Committee at the time. Lot Amendments Condition: Glue residues to rear cover and last leaf (appear to be water-soluble), small rubs (with slight paper loss) and "13" in date boxed in ink to front cover lower half; lacks pp. 31-34, occasional light corner creases, finger-soiling to pp. 28-30; mostly clean and bright; despite flaws, overall about very good. Scarce. Item number: 163183
Title: Official Souvenir Book of the United States Golf Association, Thirty Second National Amateur Golf Championship, Brae Burn Country Club, September 10-15, 1928 Author: Traylor, Melvin A. (USGA President) Place: West Newton, MA Publisher: USGA Date: 1928 Description: 64 pp. Illustrated from several photographs, figure drawings, and ads throughout; a map of the entire golf course; a full-page Bobby Jones portrait from a photograph showing his recent major accomplishments and a trophy; inside covers with printed ads. Ads show various golf equipment, including balls, clothing, clubs, etc. (4to) 12¼x9¼, original saddle stitched duo-tone pictorial wrappers (stamped in brown and green). First appearance. The rare original and official program book for the 1928 U.S. National Amateur Golf Championship, held at the Brae Burn Country Club, West Newton, Massachusetts. Bobby Jones won this event, defeating J.W. Brown in the first round, Ray Gorton in the second, John B. Beck in third, Phillips Finlay in the semifinal and T. Philip Perkins in the final. “From 1923 to 1930 Bobby Jones captured an amazing 62 percent of the national championships he entered, winning 13 of 21 tournaments. He won five of eight U.S. Amateur Championships, and finished second in another. He won one of the two British Amateurs he played in. In eleven of the last twelve open championships he entered, he finished no worse than second, winning seven times. In 1926, Jones became the first player ever to capture the "Double," winning the U.S. and British Open Championships in the same year. In 1930, he accomplished the Grand Slam, winning the British Amateur, British Open, U.S. Open, and U.S. Amateur all in the same year” see bobbyjones.com. Includes the following articles: Temper in Golf by Bobby Jones; How to Improve Your Own Game by Watching Good Players by Grantland Rice; High Lights of Other Championships by Francis Ouimet (who played in this tournament); Brae Burn, A Bit of History by Walton L. Crocker; and three by A. Linde Fowler (including a description of each hole). The official scorecard (page 30) with two golfer's scores and names hand-written, including Bobby Jones and David Ogilvie, Jr., who were paired together on September 10 and 11. Findlay S. Douglas and Herbert H. Ramsay were the USGA Vice-Presidents; Bobby Jones (representing Atlanta Athletic Club) and Roger D. Lapham (of San Francisco Golf Club), among others, were part of the USGA Executive Committee at the time. Lot Amendments Condition: Glue residues to rear cover and last leaf (appear to be water-soluble), small rubs (with slight paper loss) and "13" in date boxed in ink to front cover lower half; lacks pp. 31-34, occasional light corner creases, finger-soiling to pp. 28-30; mostly clean and bright; despite flaws, overall about very good. Scarce. Item number: 163183
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