Sam Snead’s driver which he used on the PGA Tour for 17 years goes under the hammer at Heritage Auctions’ Sports Collectibles Golf Catalog auction, Sept. 25-26 in Dallas. This driver which helped him to win more 100 tournaments between 1936 and 1953, is expected to sell for more than $250,000. “This is the very driver that Snead used, his most trusted weapon, as he steamrolled his way to the greatest professional tournament record in golf history,” said Mike Gutierrez, Consignment Director for Sports Collectibles at Heritage. “It’s arguably the most significant article of golf memorabilia that exists, the constant, faithful companion of a man whose record of PGA Tour success is unmatched in the history of the sport.”
The club was finally put out to pasture after the United States victory in the 1953 Ryder Cup. Description: Made by Wilson, name of Sam Snead and Wilson on head, Plain sole plate, dark brown head with black insert, head is cracked in neck with an added screw in the neck, also has an added screw in end of shaft on bottom of head and has lead weight in back of head.
Other notable items from the Snead Collection offered in the auction include the final chance for collectors to acquire one of Snead’s Masters Championship trophies, this one from the 1952 Masters Tournament, which Snead won with an impressive 286 while fending off a furious charge from Jack Burke late on Sunday.Snead’s 1942 PGA Championship Wannamaker Trophy, estimated at $75,000+, won by the golfer at Seaview Country Club in Galloway Township, NJ, also presents the last opportunity to claim one of Snead’s personal PGA Championship trophies. The putter that Snead used to win the 1946 British Open, his first and only victory from The British Open, will also be offered with an estimate of $40,000+.
The auction will take place online only, with sessions closing onSeptember 25 & 26 and closing via an extended bid format.
