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Vintage, Rare Signature of Golfers Jimmy Thomson and Alf Padgham.
Lot 211. Vintage, Rare Signature of Golfers Jimmy Thomson and Alf Padgham. Thomson was the John Daly of the 1930s. Everywhere he played, fans flocked to see his booming tee shots. During the 1929 U.S. Open at Muirfield, he drove the 375-yard 11th hole. Rare bold pencil signature, a mint 9 to gem mint 10, on the back of a WWII Victory Golf Tournament ticket. Thomson died in 1985. He is a potential Hall of Fame member. A leading British golfer in the 1930s-40s, Padgham won the British Open in 1936. His autograph, signed “A. H. Padgham,” is a 9-10 on an autograph card dated Feb. 6, 1956. He died in 1966. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $25.
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