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THE 1961 RYDER CUP AMERICAN TEAM - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH WITH CO-SIGNERS
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THE 1961 RYDER CUP AMERICAN TEAM - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH CO-SIGNED BY: DOW FINSTERWALD, MIKE SOUCHAK, JERRY BARBER, JAY (JUNIUS) HEBERT, BILL COLLINS, GENE LITTLER, ART WALL JR., BILLY CASPER, DOUG FORD, ARNOLD PALMER - HFSID 171164
THE 1961 RYDER CUP AMERICAN TEAM
Ten golfers sign a black and white publicity photograph of the 1961 Ryder Cup American Team.
Photograph signed:
"Jerry Barber," "Jay Hebert," "Arnold Palmer," "Bill Collins," "Dow Finsterwald," "Art Wall," "Billy Casper," "Gene Littler," "Mike Souchak,"
and
"Doug Ford."
B/w, 10x8 overall, image 9½x6.
The 1961 Ryder Cup American Team.
JERRY BARBER (1916-1994) won 7 PGA tournaments (1953-1963)
, including a come-from-behind victory in the 1961 PGA Championship. In 1994 he competed in the
Buick Invitational
, becoming at 77 the
oldest competitor in a PGA event.
He was captain of the US Ryder Cup Team in 1961.
BILLY CASPER JR. (b. 1931)
who joined the PGA Tour in 1955, had
51 tournament wins
, including the U.S. Open (1959, 1966) and the Masters (1970), and was named
PGA Player of the Year in 1966 and 1970
. After joining the Senior Tour in 1982, Casper won nine tournaments, including the U.S. Senior Open (1983) and the Senior Players Championship (1988). Known for his excellent putting skills, Casper also won the Canadian Open (1967) and was
on the U.S. Ryder Cup team eight times (he was non-playing team captain in 1979
). Inducted in the
World Golf Hall of Fame in 1978
and the
PGA Hall of Fame in 1982
, Casper is now involved with the design and management of golf courses across the U.S.
BILL COLLINS (1928-2006)
played on the PGA Tour throughout the 1950's and 1960's and also the Senior PGA Tour in the 1980's. With
seven professional wins
, Collins joined the
triumphant 1961 Ryder Cup team
. In 1963, he was obligated to
quit the tour due to a back injury
. In his first full season of the Senior Tour, the golfer
won the Greater Syracuse Senior's Pro Golf Classic. DOW FINSTERWALD (b. 1929) won 12 PGA tour events
(1955-1963), including the PGA (1958). He was one of the
tour's three top money winners
between 1956 and 1960. Finsterwald made the Ryder Cup teams of 1957-1959-1961-1963 and
captained the 1977 Ryder Cup team
. He served as
PGA Vice President
from 1976-1978 and served on the
USGA Rules of Golf Committee
, 1979-1981.
DOUG FORD (1922-2018),
born in West Haven, Connecticut,
won the 1957 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club,
as well as
19 other PGA Tour tournaments
. Ford, who published a book,
Getting Started in Golf
, in 1964, was inducted into the PGA Hall of Fame in 1975.
JAY HEBERT (1923-1997)
had
seven wins on the PGA Tour
, most notably, his win at the
1960 PGA Championship
. Captain of the 1971 Ryder Cup Team
,
Hebert was awarded with a
Purple Heart medal
during his time
serving as Captain in the Marines at the Battle of Iwo Jima.
He was inducted into the
Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame
and the
Texas Golf Hall of Fame
in 1982.
GENE LITTLER (1930-2019) won 29 PGA Tour events
between 1954 and 1977, including the U.S. Open in 1961. He
won eight more events since joining the senior tour in 1981
. Littler was nicknamed "
the machine
" for the smooth tempo of his golf swing and his calm temperament.
ARNOLD PALMER (1929-2016) the first to capture four Masters titles
(1958, 1960, 1962, 1964), also competed
in 19 international tours
,
winning the British Open
in 1961 and 1962. He has had
60 wins on the PGA Tour
and 10 more on the Senior Tour; and made 48 consecutive Masters starts. Palmer was the
first golfer to earn more than ,000,000 in PGA tournament money
. He is credited with popularizing professional golf during the late 1950s and 1960s. His large and enthusiastic following of fans became known as "
Arnie's Army
".
MIKE SOUCHAK (1927-2008) won 15 PGA Tour events
between 1955 and 1964, including 4 wins in 1956 and 3 in 1959. At the Texas Open in 1955, he scored an
18-hole 60, the lowest score on the Tour
until Al Geiberger's 59 in 1977. He played on the Senior Tour from 1980 to 1990.
ART WALL JR. (1923-2001) won 14 titles on the PGA Tour
, including four in 1959. That year he was
named the PGA Player of the Year
and was awarded the
Vardon Trophy
for lowest scoring average. He is best remembered for his 1959 Masters Tournament Championship win when he
birdied 5 of his last 6 holes in the final round,
shooting a 66 over Cary Middlecoff and Arnold Palmer. He is also the previous
world record holder for most holes-in-one with 45.
Lightly toned. Fine condition.
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THE 1961 RYDER CUP AMERICAN TEAM
ARNOLD PALMER
DOUG FORD
BILLY CASPER
ART WALL JR.
GENE LITTLER
BILL COLLINS
JAY HEBERT
JERRY BARBER
MIKE SOUCHAK
DOW FINSTERWALD
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