Posted April 7, 2014, 7:53 pm
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1953 Masters amateur trophy up for auction

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The 1953 Masters amateur trophy is up for auction this week.
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The 1947 Masters Tournament runnre-up silver medal won by Frank Stranahan is up for auction this week.
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Frank Stranahan's 1953 British Open first amateur silver medal is up for auction this week.
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Frank Stranahan's 1950 U.S.G.A. Amateur Golf Championship sterling runner-up medal is up for auction this week.

The 1953 Masters Tournament low amateur trophy awarded to Frank Stranahan is on the auction block this week along with more than 800 other golf memorabilia items.

Bids close Thursday for 400 items, including Stranahan’s 1953 trophy, 1947 Masters runner-up silver medal and 1953 British Open low amateur silver medal. Another 400 items from golfers and tournaments will go to the highest bidders Sunday.

The Golf Auction, an online auction house, is offering the collectibles for sale. The auction includes rare items such as Stranahan’s trophy and runner-up medal, said Kenley Matheny, the president of The Golf Auction.

The site has sold two runner-up medals previously and a few others have appeared on the auction market, Matheny said.

“They just don’t come on the market very often,” he said.

Stranahan’s collection was acquired from the son of the golfer’s former agent, Matheny said. The agent had purchased the items from Stranahan, who played in the Masters 12 times and won two British Amateurs. The heir to the Champion spark plug fortune died last year.

A Tiger Woods-signed flag from his win at the 1994 U.S. amateur, an autographed Bobby Jones photograph, vintage golf balls and golf clubs, and Masters badges are also up for auction.

Stranahan’s 1953 trophy could fetch upwards of $35,000, Matheny said. The winning bid for his runner-up medal could reach $15,000 to $20,000.

“High-end golf memorabilia has had a recent boom,” Matheny said. “Everything just really seems to be appreciating in value.”

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Historic Leaderboards: 1953 Masters

Position	Player	Final	R1	R2	R3	R4	Strokes	Earnings
1	Ben Hogan	-14	70	69	66	69	274	$4,000
2	Ed Oliver	-9	69	73	67	70	279	$2,500
3	Lloyd Mangrum	-6	74	68	71	69	282	$1,700
4	Bob Hamilton	-5	71	69	70	73	283	$1,400
5	Tommy Bolt	-3	71	75	68	71	285	$900
5	Chick Harbert	-3	68	73	70	74	285	$900
7	Ted Kroll	-2	71	70	73	72	286	$700
8	Jack Burke, Jr	-1	78	69	69	71	287	$650
9	Al Besselink	E	69	75	70	74	288	$600
10	Julius Boros	+1	73	71	75	70	289	$524
10	Chandler Harper	+1	74	72	69	74	289	$524
10	Fred Hawkins	+1	75	70	74	70	289	$524
13	Johnny Palmer	+2	74	73	72	71	290	$450
14	Frank Stranahan	+3	72	75	69	75	291	-
14	E. Harvie Ward Jr.	+3	73	74	69	75	291	-
16	Charles R. Coe	+4	75	74	72	71	292	-
16	Jim Ferrier	+4	74	71	76	71	292	$443
16	Dick Mayer	+4	73	72	71	76	292	$443
16	Sam Snead	+4	71	75	71	75	292	$443
16	Earl Stewart Jr.	+4	75	72	70	75	292	$443
21	Jerry Barber	+5	73	76	72	72	293	$425
21	Doug Ford	+5	73	73	72	75	293	$425
23	Leland Gibson	+6	73	71	72	78	294	$407
23	Al Mengert	+6	77	70	75	72	294	$407
23	Dick Metz	+6	73	72	71	78	294	$407
26	Fred Haas	+7	74	73	71	77	295	$400
27	Cary Middlecoff	+8	75	76	68	77	296	$200
28	Skip Alexander	+9	72	78	74	73	297	$200
28	Byron Nelson	+9	73	73	78	73	297	$200
28	Skee Riegel	+9	74	72	76	75	297	$200
28	Felice Torza	+9	78	73	72	74	297	$200
28	Jim Turnesa	+9	73	74	73	77	297	$200
28	Bo Winiger	+9	80	70	72	75	297	$200
34	Clarence Doser	+10	75	77	71	75	298	$200
34	Claude Harmon	+10	75	73	75	75	298	$200
34	Robert Sweeny Jr.	+10	75	76	72	75	298	-
37	Richard D. Chapman	+11	72	77	78	72	299	-
38	Al Brosch	+12	74	73	78	75	300	$200
38	James G Jackson	+12	75	77	74	74	300	-
38	Milon Marusic	+12	70	72	77	81	300	$200
38	Henry Picard	+12	73	75	74	78	300	$200
38	Gene Sarazen	+12	75	78	73	74	300	$200
38	Peter Thomson	+12	77	76	74	73	300	$200
44	Lew Worsham	+13	74	70	77	80	301	$200
45	William C. Campbell	+14	75	78	74	75	302	-
45	Don Cherry	+14	73	76	79	74	302	-
45	Jimmy Demaret	+14	73	80	75	74	302	$200
45	Chuck Kocsis	+14	75	75	75	77	302	-
45	Horton Smith	+14	78	76	72	76	302	$200
50	Sam Parks Jr.	+16	73	76	76	79	304	$200
51	Johnny Bulla	+17	75	77	81	72	305	$200
51	George Fazio	+17	77	74	77	77	305	$200
53	Harry Todd	+18	78	73	75	80	306	$200
53	Jack Westland	+18	81	74	75	76	306	-
55	Arnold Blum	+20	76	73	77	82	308	-
55	Ricardo Rossi	+20	75	81	80	72	308	$200
55	Denny Shute	+20	78	81	74	75	308	$200
58	Johnny Revolta	+22	77	77	75	81	310	$200
59	Frank Champ	+23	85	72	77	77	311	$200
59	Bill Trombley	+23	78	75	79	79	311	$200
61	John De Bendern	+24	80	77	75	80	312	-
62	Craig Wood	+27	81	78	76	80	315	$200
63	Olin Dutra	+30	80	78	82	78	318	$200
64	Charles Evans Jr.	+40	85	79	79	85	328	-

1953 Masters amateur trophy up for auction

Historic Leaderboards: 1953 Masters

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