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PGA Club Professional Championship Contestant Money Clip. 1968. This was the first year of the Professional Championship Tournament. This is the most attractive golf money clip I have ever seen. It has all the best qualities of design and materials. It is large and heavy; it feels substantial. Excellent condition. Allways kept as a collectible by Leo McNamara. This clip will come shipped in this attractive felt-lined blue case. THE BUYER OF THIS ITEM WILL ALSO RECEIVE A COPY OF THE AUCTION CATALOG DESCRIBING THE MCNAMARA COLLECTION. This is a nice full-color presentation of the collection and the auction featured this money clip.

The PGA Club Professional Championship was born in 1968, and contested at The Century and Roadrunner Country Clubs in Scottsdale, Ariz. The showcase event for PGA Professionals debuted with a talented field containing such notables as former Tour professionals Tommy Bolt, Bob Rosburg and Mike Souchak. But, it was a 28-year-old assistant professional from the Mountain Ridge Country Club in West Caldwell, N.J., Howell Fraser,w ho earned the right to hoist the Walter Hagen Cup. Fraser finished with a final- round,picked up a first-place check of $8,000 and credited his experienced caddie, Ralph, for inspiring him to a strong performance. Fraser met Ralph in the parking lot before the Championship. A veteran Tour caddie, Ralph needed a job and Fraser quickly agreed. Fraser ’s 14-under-par 272 defeated Rosburg and Chuck Malchaski by four strokes. "I wish I had been able to use Ralph again in later years," Fraser said. "I never learned his last name."

Since the club professional contestants in this tournament likely only qualified once for this tournament, these contestant clips are extremely rare. The contestants usually keep them as a souvenir of what was a once in a lifetime experience.

Price is $299 + shipping

This item was acquired from the sale of the collection of golfing great Tom McNamara and his son Leo McNamara. In 1909, Tommy Mack was the first golfer on the professional circuit to break 70 in the US Open. McNamara was the first American to compete in the Open Championship in Britain in 1920. Encouraged by this experience, McNamara became a driving force behind the newly established Professional Golf Association (PGA). Tom McNamara's son Leo was a rep for Wilson and Walter Hagan lines of golf equipment. Throughout his career, he became associated with numerous great professional players. Leo and his father formed a remarkable collection of approximately 3,000 clubs, golf balls and other rare items.

This item is absolutely guaranteed. I will refund the bid price and one-way shipping if you are dissatisfied for any reason and return the item.

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