olf fans see Ben Hogan (near-fatal car wreck) or Tiger Woods (broken leg) as setting the bar for grittiest golf exhibitions beneath seriously physical challenges. Angel Didrickson Zaharias, be that as it may, might have both men beat within the backbone division. The trailblazing LPGA Visit legend won the 1954 U.S. Women’s Open by 12 shots a year after surgery for colon cancer that cleared out her wearing a colostomy bag—and she did it having to walk 36 gaps on the ultimate day.
A stream of Zaharias’ individual memorabilia has come accessible in later months, but none of the things are as notorious as the total set of clubs she utilized to win that noteworthy championship at Salem Nation Club in Peabody, Mass. Advertised by The Golf Sell off in its current deal, this part incorporates eight Wilson Staff Harmonized Best Score Dyna-Weighted irons, four Harmonized Woods and a crescent-shaped Spalding Longreen putter, calfskin BDZ headcovers and Zaharias’ custom hand-painted staff sack (see slideshow underneath). The as it were club lost from the set is the wedge Zaharias gave to Salem’s president the day she won as a signal of appreciation for the club’s facilitating of the tournament—now on show at the USGA Gallery.
Tournament-used clubs by inner-circle golf legends are rare. The irons Tiger Woods allegedly utilized to win his Tiger Pummel in 2000-2001 sold for more than $5 million in 2022, and the putter Arnold Palmer utilized to win the 1964 Experts went for $94,152 in 2017. The Golf Sell off sold a set of Jack Nicklaus’ early-1960s-era game-used irons for $67,192 in 2023. The set Zaharias utilized to win her last two occasions some time recently she passed on at 42 from the return of colon cancer sold in Golf Auction’s final deal for $37,925.
