Golf Auction at the Poconos on Sunday September 18th at 5:00 PM EDT

It has now become a PBA Galleries tradition: host their late summer golf auction at the Golf Collectors' Society meeting each September. It's a great partnership. Nowhere else in America will you have such a gathering of golf memorabilia enthusiasts, and nowhere else will you get a collection of premier golf antique books, clubs, and more, curated by an attentive staff and catalogued by intelligent antiquarian experts.

According to their website, this auction offers:

Offered in this sale are over 200 lots for the golf collector including books, photographs, trophies, medals, autographs, ephemera, and other memorabilia including a large selection of early golf clubs.

But, I encourage you to take a look for yourself. There is always something new and surprising to be offered at PBA Galleries, such as this original silverprint photograph of Bernard Darwin:

Lot 35: Original Photograph of Bernard Darwin

Your study is not complete without a bronze sculpture of Bobby Jones:
Lot 90: Sculpture of Bobby Jones



And for those who collect golf club histories, this one is among the rarest:
Lot 52: The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers at Muirfield, 1891-1914



And there is a lovely selection of over 30 hickory shafted golf clubs from early 20th century. Check out these lovely hickories:

Lot 173: Early Belgian Chole Stick

Lot 181: Late 19th Century long nose wooden putter

Click here for the full catalogue:

Sale 596: Rare Golf Books & Memorabilia - Golf Clubs (Sunday in the Poconos)

Joseph P. Garrity Collection of Golf Books to be offered at auction March 3rd, 2016

This March 3rd, 2016 PBA Galleries will be offering a library of over 500 golf books, programs, and other memorabilia at auction. The auction starts at 11:00 am PST, but you can bid now online here: SALE 580 Catalogue - Joseph P. Garrity Golf Books

I have been cataloging and appraising golf collections for nearly 8 years, and rarely have I seen a collection this impressive. Joseph P. Garrity (Golf Collectors' Society member number 761) collected not only the premier books on golf, but also programs from several British Opens spanning from 1935 to 2013, and USGA Programs spanning from 1928-2013. Some of these programs have been signed by the victors.

For Bernard Darwin collectors, there are many opportunities to enhance your collection. Included in the sale is a nice selection of golf course guides detailing courses all over the UK from the 1920s to the 1950s. Plus most of his classic golf books will be available to bidders, plus some scarcely seen books written by him, including one of his few attempts to write golf instruction:

Lot 126: Hints on Golf by Bernard Darwin



There is also a great selection of memorabilia including 7 trophies from the first half of the 20th century, a few early hickory clubs, and some original pen and ink comic art by Dow Walling.

A few notable lots include:

Lot 296
Masters, Augusta National Golf Club annuals, 1978-2013 - 21 of them signed by the champion.



Lot 350
Putter Boy Bronze Sundial

Lot 352

Historical Gossip About Golf and Golfers, by a Golfer

Lot 400

Two original photographs of Walter Travis winning the British Amateur at Royal St. George's, Sandwich

Click here to view the whole catalogue of over 500 lots of golf books, memorabilia, programs, trophies and more.

SALE 580 Catalogue

Please contact PBA Galleries with any questions about bidding by phone (415) 989-2665 or by email at info@pbagalleries.com. If you have specific questions for me, the golf expert, you can reach me by email at erin@pbagalleries.com.

Happy Bidding!