Walter Hagen

GOLFER WALTER HAGEN PERSONAL ITEM GOLF PGA BADGE MEDAL

GOLFER WALTER HAGEN PERSONAL ITEM GOLF PGA BADGE MEDAL

US $3,750.00

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GOLFER WALTER HAGEN GOLF STERLING TROPHY GOLF WRITERS

GOLFER WALTER HAGEN GOLF STERLING TROPHY GOLF WRITERS

US $1,200.00

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The Wanamaker Trophy

(Mike Davis/Flickr)HERE’S WHAT THEY’RE PLAYING FOR in the 90th PGA Championship. (Plus $1.26 million, plus exemptions galore, plus getting the major monkey off their back, if they’re majorless.)Ladies and gentlemen, I present the Wanamaker Trophy. Sh…

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2008 British Open: The Claret Jug

ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-SIX GOLFERS will be playing for it over the next four days. It’s been accidently struck by the golf swing of five-time champion British Open Tom Watson. It’s held various libations consumed by winners over the decades. And it once…

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John Coyne Swings a Hickory Wood

(Photo courtesy of John Coyne)OK, HE’S NOT WALTER HAGEN. But he did write a golf novel about The Haig called The Caddie Who Played with Hickory.John Coyne is an accomplished author and golf friend. He sent me the above photo a few weeks ago. In April…

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‘The Caddie Who Played with Hickory’ by John Coyne

WHEN I BEGAN READING an advance copy of John Coyne’s The Caddie Who Played with Hickory a few weeks back, I’ll admit I was already a fan. In a nutshell, it’s a fictional story about how a teenage caddie comes to play the great Walter Hagen in Hag…

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All-time Best Dressed Golfers

Golf.com posted another one of their galleries. This one is the all-time best dressed golfers. It’s a good list in my fashion-challenged opinion, although it doesn’t include any women.There’s a mix of modern-day players and old-time pros. Following is…

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A Brief History of the Claret Jug

(AP Photo: Todd Hamilton)Silver and shiny with the British Open winner’s name engraved on it, the Claret Jug is the most prized and recognizable trophy in all of golf.And here’s something you might not know, especially if you live on the western si…

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