Tips on Choosing Golf Pictures

When golfers collect memorabilia, they seldom clutter up the room with used sports equipment, worn game jerseys and the other types of memorabilia that’s popular with fans of other sports. Instead, they most frequently turn to golf pictures – golf course photographs, autographed photos of golfers and golf art created by talented painters and cartoonists, many of them legends among the golfers in the know. Paintings and prints by Linda Hartough and Marci Rule, for example, are highly prized among those who collect golf course art and signed golf cartoons by Ben Lightfoot hang on the walls of many golf lovers.

Choosing golf pics can be simple – just choose what you like and you’ll be happy. If you’re choosing golf art as a gift, however, or to decorate an office, bar or boardroom, these tips can help you choose the best golf pictures for your decorating needs.

Memorable Moments

Among the most popular golf photographs of all time are those that captured memorable and iconic moments in golf history. The Ben Hogan golf swing series of photos, for example, are familiar to anyone who has studied golf. Autographed golf photos of Masters Champions and winners of the U.S. Open and British Open are nearly always welcome gifts for golf lovers who have space on their wall to display them.

Golf Course Art

Golf courses may be among the most beautifully landscaped venues in the world, and golf course art reflects that. But a picture of a golf course is far more than just a photograph of pretty scenery. Golfers around the world watch tournaments played at the most famous courses in the United States and the U.K. and recognize the challenging holes by sight. A painting of the Amen Corner at Augusta by Marci Rule or Linda Hartough captures the beauty of the landscape as well as the subtler details that a golfer would recognize – the alignment of the hole, the obstructions and the elements that make that particular golf hole one of the most challenging in modern golf.

In fact, when it comes to golf art, Augusta is a favorite subject of nearly every golf photographer or artist. Each hole, from Camellia (Augusta #10) to Golden Bell (Augusta #12), is instantly recognizable for the greenery and the flowers that are always in bloom during the tournament.

When choosing golf course art, look for paintings and photographs of famous holes. If the pieces are signed, only buy from reputable dealers who can authenticate the signatures and provide you with certificates of authenticity.

Golf pictures make wonderful game room décor or decorations for the walls of a golf room or man cave. Choose wisely and you’ll get hours of enjoyment from them.