No collection of golf art is complete without photos of some of the most famous golfers
of all time. If your golf art collection includes photos of golfers,
there are a few names that should be an important part of your set. From
early legends of golf to today’s biggest names, these are three famous
golfers that should hang in a place of honor among your golf pictures
collection.
Robert “Bobby” Jones
Bobby Jones is more
than just the most successful amateur golfer of all time. He’s also one
of the architects behind the Augusta National Golf Club and a founder of
the Masters Tournament held there each year. In 1930, Jones
accomplished something no golfer has managed before or since – he won
all four of the major golf championships in a single calendar year.
Ben Hogan
Ben
Hogan is best known for his golf swing, an iconic swing that, even now,
is believed to be perfection. The Ben Hogan golf swing has been
immortalized in photographs taken at every point, from addressing the
ball to follow-through, but his swing is only part of the story of Ben
Hogan, who survived a head-on automobile crash with a bus, a crash that
left him with fractured collarbone, pelvis, ankle and rib. Doctors said
his golf career was over, but just 16 months later, he won the U.S. Open
at Merion. According to the stories of that day, Hogan played in such
pain that he couldn’t even mark his own balls on the course. It was all
he could do to walk from one hole to the next and take the swing. He
clinched the match by forcing a par on the 18th hole – with a 1-iron,
and famous sports photographer Hy Peskin captured the moment in a
photograph that may be the single best-known golf picture in history:
Ben Hogan, golf swing completed, standing in perfect form as his ball
hits the green and sticks.
Sam Snead
Slammin’ Sammy Snead is
another of the legends of golf who deserves a place in any golfer’s
hall of honor. Though he never one the U.S. Open, he did win a record 82
PGA Tour Events and received the PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award in
1998. His 1950 scoring average of 69.23 stood as a PGA Tour record
until Tiger Woods broke it in 2000. There was more to Slammin’ Sammy
than his golf swing, though. He once forfeited a game rather than play
through an 18-hole playoff because he thought a course official had
wrongly ruled in his favor on an out of bounds ball earlier in the
match. In another match, he decided to deliberately lose after
discovering that he had an extra club in his bag – after playing 12
holes in front of a televised audience.
You’ll find great golf
autographs and vintage golf photos of famous golfers offered by
reputable dealers in golf memorabilia and golf art. Take the time to get
to know some of the legends of golf and build your collection of golf pictures with famous golf photos.
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