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From Tee to Cup by the Four Masters.
by Sarazen, Gene, Denny Shute, Ralph Guldahl and Johnny Revolta
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: Wilson Sporting Goods Company, 1937. First edition of this work by various golfers, including Gene Sarazen. Small octavo, original pebbled cloth, gilt titles, gilt vignette. Signed by Ralph Guldahl on the half-title page. Sarazen was the winner of seven major championships. He is one of five players (along with Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, and Tiger Woods) to win each of the four majors at least once, now known as the Career Grand Slam: U.S. Open (1922, 1932), PGA Championship (1922, 1923, 1933), The Open Championship (1932), and Masters Tournament (1935). Guldhal was the winner of the 1937 and 1938 U.S. Open and the 1939 Masters Tournament. In fine condition. From Tee to Cup by the Four Masters is an innovative instructional book which features pages edged by reproductions of movie film showing swings with different golf clubs, as well as a supplement by Helen Hicks for women golfers.
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- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 79787
- Title
- From Tee to Cup by the Four Masters.
- Author
- Sarazen, Gene, Denny Shute, Ralph Guldahl and Johnny Revolta
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Wilson Sporting Goods Company
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1937
- Keywords
- From Tee to Cup by the Four Masters First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Pebbled
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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