THIS SUPERB GOLF DESIGN 1 INCH EMBOSSED / HAND PAINTED COIN TYPE BALL MARKER IS FOR 1913 US OPEN HELD AT THE COUNTRY CLUB. IN EXCELLENT CONDITION A STUNNING QUALITY MARKER THAT IS A RARE ITEM TO FIND - GOLFDESIGN STAMPED TO THE REAR. IN VERY GOOD UNUSED CONDITION THIS BALL MARKER WAS MADE IN THE 1990s AND IS IN EXCELLENT UNUSED CONDITION. THESE HAND PAINTED COMMEMORATIVE BALL MARKERS FOR OLDER DATED TOURNAMENTS WERE MADE IN VERY LIMITED NUMBERS AND ARE MOST SOUGHT AFTER BY COLLECTORS. THEY ARE NO LONGER GENERALLY AVAILABLE AS IN THE MID 1990s THE USGA THREATENED TO REVOKE THE LICENSE OF GOLF DESIGN AND CREATIVE USA (THE MAKERS OF THESE COMMEMORATIVE BALL MARKERS ) TO SUPPLY MERCHANDISE FOR THE CURRENT MAJORS. AS SUCH, THESE OLDER COMMEMORATIVE COIN TYPE BALL MARKERS ARE VERY COLLECTABLE INDEED. |