PGA PLAYERS


AUTOGRAPH BOOK

containing signatures of many leading players from the 1940’s and 50’s


(1)  Reg Horne   (2)   William Branch  (3)   Flory Van Donck

(4)  Richard Burton   (5)  Sam King

(1) Johnny Fallon  (2)   John Burton   (3)   Wally Smithers

(4)  Dai Rees   (5)   Cecil Denny   (6)   Harry Weetman

(7)  Harry Bradshaw   (8)   Laurie Ayton   (9)   Tom Haliburton

(1)  Max Faulkner   (2) Norman Sutton (3) Ken Bousfield

(4)  Charlie Ward   (5)   Fred Daly

(1) Arthur Lees  (2)   Jimmy Adams  (3)   George Johnson

(1) Harry Weetman  (2)   Fred Daly   (3)   Unknown

(1) Unknown  (2)   Reg Whitcombe


Buddy ALLIN

‘Center-line’ written by Buddy ALLIN - signed


Peter BAKER

Official 2008 Open Players Edition Strokesaver signed by Peter Baker


Ken BOUSFIELD

Hip flask owned by Ken Bousfield bearing his initials

Travel Trunk owned and used by Ken Bousfield to travel to The Ryder Cup

 in America during the 1950’s

Key Rings made for Ken Bousfield when he was Professional at

Coonbe Hill Golf Club

Pocket torch given to Ken Bousfield by Bing Crosby Christmas 1973

Photograph signed by Ken Bousfield and Dai Rees


Bob DUVAL

Official nameplate for Contestant Car Park signed by Bob Duval

Unkown Year and Tournament


Dave EICHELBERGER

Dave EICHELBERGER’s Personal 2002 PGA Tour Guide


Oliver FISHER

Official 2008 Open Players Edition Strokesaver signed by Oliver Fisher


Joe INMAN

Official nameplate for Contestant Car Park signed by Joe Inman

Unkown Year and Tournament


Mark JAMES

‘After The Bear Pit’ written by Mark James - signed


Miguel-Angel JIMINEZ

Official 2008 Open Players Edition Strokesaver signed by Miguel-Angel Jiminez


Matt KUCHAR

Official 2008 Open Players Edition Strokesaver signed by Matt Kuchar


Doug La BELLE III

Official 2008 Open Players Edition Strokesaver signed by Doug La Belle III


Gary McCORD

Gary McCORD Official Bobblehead


Frank NOBILO

Original caricature of Frank Nobilo sketched by Australian Artist Tony Rafty

Drawn and signed by both men at the 1995 Heineken Australian Open

Tony Rafty was born in Paddington, Sydney on the 12th October, 1915.

Tony got his start drawing caricatures while he caddied in his native

 Australia as a teenager, trying to help his family through the Depression.

He can rightfully boast that he is the only artist in the world to have

 recorded the Olympians and sketches of the Olympic Games from 1948

 (London) to 1996 (Atlanta).

What is even more noteworthy is the fact that 95% of his drawings also

 have their subject’s autographs, making his collection unique and

 invaluable.

Tony specialises in caricatures of media types, entertainers, politicians,

 golfers, boxers, and cricketers, and has been described by industry experts

 and practitioners as “without peer”, in terms of the number of drawings

 and caricatures autographed, ever assembled in one artist’s lifetime.

Tony has also met and drawn many international political figures including

 U.S Presidents, Harold McMillan and Mrs Indira Ghandi.

"The Great Entertainers" is another work of art with the most famous piece

 being the signed caricature of The Beatles when they visited Australia in

 1964.  John, Paul, George and Ringo all signed the drawing and it is said to

 be the only one of its kind in the world.  The rest of the collection includes

 over 150 signed drawings of such luminaries as Louis Armstrong, Sammy

 Davis Jnr., Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Betty Davis, Alfred

 Hitchcock, Tony Bennett, Danny Kaye, Paul Robeson and even Mr. Lips

 himself, Mick Jagger from the Rolling Stones.

Not surprisingly, Tony’s work has been showcased at art exhibitions around

 the World.

Tony’s artistic style flows from life itself, with quick first impressions

 committed to paper in bold outlines and later filled in with detail.  “I like to

 capture a personality when they are talking and moving about. A person’s

 face doesn’t come alive until they are mobile, talking or laughing.  I like

 to do two or three drawings at different angles then leave it until later

 when I can get a photograph to remember the small details that I may

 have forgotten”.

“Just to be near them and talk to them in the mornings is great”, he says.  

“I remember little conversations I had with them (the subjects), and that is

 what’s so special to me”.


Craig PARRY

Official 2008 Open Players Edition Strokesaver signed by Craig Parry


Craig PERKS

Silver ball marker made to commemorate Craig Perks victory

 at the 2002 Players Championship


Dana QUIGLEY

Personal Te-Amo cigar made for Dana Quigley to commemorate his

Victory at the 1997 Northville Classic


Dai REES

Dai Rees’s personal Cigarette Lighter engraved with his initials DJR

(David James Rees)

‘Dai Rees On Golf’ written by Dai Rees - signed


Andres ROMERO

Official 2008 Open Players Edition Strokesaver signed by Andres Romero


Tom SHAW

Official nameplate for Contestant Car Park signed by Tom Shaw

Unkown Year and Tournament


Charlie SIFFORD

US Postal First day cover signed by Charlie Sifford


Jay SIGEL

Official nameplate for Contestant Car Park signed by Jay Sigel

Unkown Year and Tournament


J C SNEAD

Official nameplate for Contestant Car Park signed by J C Snead

Unkown Year and Tournament


Cyril TOLLEY

Personal Cheque signed by Cyril Tolley

Best known as the golfer who took Bobby Jones to the 19th hole in the

 British Amateur at St. Andrews during Jones' quest for the Grand Slam,

 Tolley was in fact a fine golfer who won the British Amateur in 1920 and

 1929. A larger than life character, a decorated war hero, he had a swash

buckling style both on and off the Golf course


Camilo VILLEGAS

Official 2008 Open Players Edition Strokesaver signed by Camilo Villegas


Lee WESTWOOD

Personal invitation given to Lee Westwood for the

 Johnnie Walker Classic Gala Dinner 2003

Official 2008 Open Players Edition Strokesaver signed by Lee Westwood