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Antique Golfing Memorabilia
- A Price Guide

The game of golf offers the new collector of Antique Golfing Memorabilia a veritable wealth of available material. From clubs to balls, prints, paintings, ceramics, trophies, silverware, books and programs, etc, in fact a whole spectrum of items of Antique Golfing Memorabilia to please all kinds of collectors from both the expert to the beginner.

One of the best places to find Antique Golf Memorabilia is to attend a Golfing Auction. Here not only will the new collector learn about the history of the game through goods offered for sale but also their true value. Antique Golfing Memorabilia auction catalogue price guides show an honest reflection of pre sale values of items for sale, but by attending an auction, hammer prices will give the real value of those goods on the day.

It is possible to buy a bargain at an Antique Golfing Memorabilia auction, if you do your homework and go through each auction lot carefully, but by handling the goods before sale and talking with fellow collectors the whole day also becomes a pleasant experience.

Below is a price guide indication to the new collector wishing to buy Antique Golfing Memorabilia either at auction or elsewhere. All clubs must have hickory shafts fitted as very few steel clubs hold any value.

High value:
Long nose woods and putters pre 1880
Early irons with 5" hosels or necks
Any rare or unusual pre 1900 clubs e.g. Urquart adjustable iron
Feathery golf balls
Early gutty golf balls e.g. hand hammered
Any golf ball with an unusual cover e.g. globe of the world
Gutty golf ball press and moulds

Mid value:
Wooden head clubs from 1880-1900
Gutty balls, lightly used
Rubber core balls wrapped and in original box
Golf ball-advertising figures
Patent clubs e.g. rut niblick or track iron
Unusual steelhead putters
Early aluminium clubs
Early brass head putters

Low value:
Woods from 1900-1930
Late smooth face irons 1890 - 1900
Irons and putters from 1900-1930
Distressed gutty balls
Used or unwrapped rubber core balls
Later wrapped 1.62 golf balls 1950 -1980

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