Annual Auction at the Golf Heritage Society meeting (formerly Golf Collectors' Society)

PBA Galleries held their annual auction at the Golf Heritage Society Meeting (formerly Golf Collectors' Society), and it held some surprises for all!

Highlights of the sale include:

Lot 173 A Round of the Links, inscribed

Which sold for $9,000.

Lot 190, A Rare Tillinghast work

Which sold for $1,560 well over its estimate of $500 - 800. Probably due to the fact this it included photographs which hold clues to a mystery (read the description in the link).

Lot 208 Story of Wicker Park

Which is a work unlisted in the major bibliographies, and sold for $4,500 way over its estimate of $200 - 300. These small seemingly insignificant booklets hold important information for golf history buffs and collectors alike.

The last lot in the auction held the biggest, most exciting bidding of all:

Lot 213 Wright & Ditson 1901 Golf Guide

Which sold for $13,200 above its estimate of $1,000 - 1,500.

Suffice it to say, PBA Galleries once again struck gold in the department of rare finds. The partnership between the antiquarian book auction house and the society is one that is bound to spark curiosity and encourage competitive bidding for a long time to come.