Who or what do you have hanging on your wall?

« **Reply #25 on:** March 09, 2005, 09:02:40 PM »

a picture of Pebble's 7th
a collection of pictures of 8 courses I've played
a collection of pictures of 3 more courses I've played
4 pictures of Bandon and Pacific
a Leroy Neiman of Jack, Arnie, etc
picture of Annika from the Colonial
covers from Jack's 75 and 86 Masters
Tiger from the Presidents Cup
drawing of Pinehurt's #17
the Triumvirate
a 12 ball rack (wife nixed a bigger one)
drawing of a woman golfer from early 1900's
scene from the Three Stooges golf movie

poster with scene's of Jack's 20 majors
a knit golfer my wife made me

and that's just on the walls!

« **Reply #26 on:** March 09, 2005, 09:17:12 PM »

You've done it again, Wayne. Forget all the golf stuff... I want that bat

« **Reply #27 on:** March 09, 2005, 09:17:34 PM »

Articles and images of St. George's
Articles and Images of Catarqui
The crests of 15 shirts framed.
Signed scorecards from Flado, Palmer, Yzerman Beliveau, Orr, Howe and Thompson
Photo of Ballantrae (my first and only)
A travis plan for Lookout Point
my ASGCA thing
flag from NLGA
flag from Pine Valley
13th hole working drawing from Augusta
two paintings one of Pebble, the other of St. Thomas
a few sketches and plans will be added soon (need frames)
....and 100 pictures of kids and friends (wall of fame)
add on signed hockey jerseys, golf balls, sticks etc.

The basement remains entirely my tasteless collection of stuff

« **Reply #28 on:** March 09, 2005, 09:26:04 PM »

"On my office walls I have the same copy of the Flynn field routing map for Shinnecock as Tom Paul.'

Wayne;

What do you mean by copy??? You owe me bigtime pal! You're passing off fakes on your partner already?

« **Reply #29 on:** March 09, 2005, 09:40:35 PM »

My favorite is a photo of Hogan and Palmer standing on the second tee at Augusta National. Most of you have seen the photo. What makes mine special to me is that it is autographed by BOTH.

« **Reply #30 on:** March 09, 2005, 09:49:56 PM »

At home office:

1. Print of 12th hole at Commonwealth National in Horsham, PA, site of my second ace.
2. Jack Nicklaus 2005 golf calendar, currently featuring the 7th at Eldorado in Los Cabos
3. Animation cell signed by Jay Ward, creator of Rocky & Bullwinkle, showing Rocky& Bullwinkle on the witness stand being questioned by Natasha with Boris Badenov as the judge.
4. A signed Charles Bragg poster from the National Convention of Jurists.

At my office office:

1. A golf calendar from Stone Canyon, AZ

« **Reply #31 on:** March 09, 2005, 10:04:47 PM »

An old Gawthorn poster showing St. Andrews' beach and the first and 18th with city further in background and golf surrounds in perspective .. bought at the railroad museum in York..

« **Reply #32 on:** March 09, 2005, 10:06:28 PM »

Bobby Jones - "Concentration"

Photo of Crenshaw in knickers (and wooden shafts) and Herbert Warren Wind walking down one of the fairways at Troon

« **Reply #33 on:** March 09, 2005, 10:11:08 PM »

Quote from: Wayne Morrison on March 09, 2005, 08:50:58 PM

The prize possession is the 1951 game bat my father-in-law used in the All Star game in Detroit. He was lead-off hitter for the winning National League and went 2-4, had 2 stolen bases and scored 2 runs His leaping grab robbed Vic Wertz of a homerun to dead centerfield. They didn't have game MVP back then, but it was a heck of a game he played and its a heck of a beautiful bat.

Wayne --

I thought you and others might enjoy learning of a site I found today -- called The Oracle of Baseball (http://www.baseball-reference.com/oracle/), by which one can find the direct links between any two players in baseball history.

Just for fun, choosing a couple of players more or less randomly, I checked on Richie Ashburn and Ty Cobb. Here's what I learned:

Richie Ashburn   played with   Andy Seminick   for the 1956 Philadelphia Phillies

Andy Seminick   played with   Jimmie Foxx   for the 1945 Philadelphia Phillies

Jimmie Foxx   played with   Ty Cobb   for the 1927 Philadelphia Athletics.

Also learned this:

Oracle of Baseball - Player Connectedness

Connectedness for Richie Ashburn

# steps         # players
0    1
1    254
2    4295
3    5283
4    4470
5    1504
6    399
7    3

Average: 3.239

1 step indicates they were teammates, 2 steps means they had a common teammate, etc. The "Average" is the average teammates needed to get from this player to every other player in MLB history.

This is all an offshot of the Oracle of Bacon (http://oracleofbacon.org/), which any movie buffs here will enjoy. Your (possibly impossible) mission there, should you choose to accept it, is to find an actor or actress with a Bacon Factor higher than 3.

« **Reply #34 on:** March 09, 2005, 10:14:25 PM »

The MacKenzie drawing of St. Andrews, a drawing of Carnoustie, and a print of an aerial taken of the Lido just before the course was closed.

I just got my hands on two slightly different drawings from the 20s of Pinehurst 1-4 which I'll be framing shortly. I'll bet one is the same as Tom MacWood's.

« **Reply #35 on:** March 09, 2005, 10:18:18 PM »

The only golf related stuff hanging on my walls is blown-up photo I took of the 15th at Cypress Point, with the 16th in the background. I'm still a little surprised the photo turned out so beautifully; I was in awe, and my hands were trembling! I walked that stretch of 14 Mile Dr., as my wife and brother waited patiently in the car

.

TK

« **Reply #36 on:** March 09, 2005, 10:23:37 PM »

Quote from: Steve_ Shaffer on March 09, 2005, 09:49:56 PM

At home office:

3. Animation cell signed by Jay Ward, creator of Rocky & Bullwinkle, showing Rocky& Bullwinkle on the witness stand being questioned by Natasha with Boris Badenov as the judge.

Steve

Wotsamata U. (Bullwinkles university).

Now, if we could just get to use Dr Peabody's time machine, then we might be able to solve lots of the mysteries disucssed on GCA about the Golden Age. Ah, childhood memories.

« **Reply #37 on:** March 09, 2005, 10:30:28 PM »

Office at work

Framed photo of #11 Ballybunion

Lambrecht calendar of Irish links courses--get it every year

Scorecard from Malone Golf Club in Belfast---never played it, but it is named after me.

Plaque listing me as #5 in alltime list of golfers--gift from a client.

Two hole-in-one plaques.

Waiting for my Rolling Green original design copies from Wayne

« **Reply #38 on:** March 09, 2005, 10:43:49 PM »

I have a poster for the 1983 US Open showing the approach to the ninth green at Oakmont.

(I was born in April 1983 and we lived in Oakmont at the time...)

My parents bought a lot of the posters and what not when the Open was there in June. I also have a layout of the course from the local newspaper on my corkboard.

Steve,

That's one helluva hole to ace...

« **Reply #39 on:** March 09, 2005, 10:57:25 PM »

Work:
Custom made golf ball rack with logo balls of course played
Ryder Cup tickets (will come down soon)
2004 Sr PGA Hat from Valhalla autographed by Jack N and Gary Player
Picture of Payne Stewert at 9(?) at Pebble (titled "Amazing Grace")
Picture of 16 at CPC as PC wallpaper
Picture of Golf ball drawn by my 4 yr old, Elizabeth, given to me as a birthday gift this year

Home:
Golf Ball Rack
Bag Tag Rack
Golf Ball Rack

« **Reply #40 on:** March 09, 2005, 11:11:25 PM »

All photos I have taken, Banff's Cauldron, Road hole, the ninth at Turnberry and 18th at Pac Dunes. I rotate my photos frequently enough, but the Road hole stays up. I cannot wait to get the shot Scaletti took of six at Royal Melbourne and a Mike Miller painting of something obscure, which I have yet to find.

« **Reply #41 on:** March 09, 2005, 11:21:59 PM »

"BTW, I've never had any Suavignon Blanc in my life, and I hope I never do. Maybe that's what your problem is!"

That wasn't meant to be a judgement on your drinking habits or taste...Sauvignon Blanc is known to smell like cat urine.

There is a lot of very cool stuff out there. I need to get some Thompson and Colt affects on the wall...and Alison, Flynn, Simpson, Tillinghast, Strong, Travis...

I've also got the famous picture of MacKenzie in his kilt and the photo of Thomas, Billy Bell and MacKenzie....but there not on the wall yet.

« **Reply #42 on:** March 09, 2005, 11:37:07 PM »

I was pretty surprised to see my large rail poster print of North Berwick behind the bar at Whistling Straights.

And in the baseball theme - I have an old photo of The Babe and the Ironman together.

« **Reply #43 on:** March 09, 2005, 11:51:09 PM »

Here are the 4 Mark King prints I have on my walls:

The next one I get will be this one:

« **Reply #44 on:** March 10, 2005, 12:28:10 AM »

Shinnecock clubhouse as my screensaver;

Limited edition prints of Jones and Hogan in full follow-through watercolors from the USGA collection;

Limited edition print of Spyglass #6 watercolor, a prize from a tournament;

Poster from the 1993 Walker Cup at Interlachin;

Special Edition print of Loyd Chapman fantasy golf hole, gift from the 1994 Mid Amateur at Hazletine;

Flag from the 1989 Mid Amateur at Crooked Sick, gift from the committee;

Sundry picture and plaques from tournaments, outings, etc.

« **Reply #45 on:** March 10, 2005, 12:36:26 AM »

Quote from: Brian_Sleeman on March 09, 2005, 07:20:25 PM

I'd love to add some great prints and posters, though - anyone have any particular favorite vendors from which you get your materials?

Lot of materials HERE

« **Reply #46 on:** March 10, 2005, 12:43:57 AM »

I have framed in my office:

-- a print of a painting by Winnipeg artist Kevin Coughlan of Ben Hogan

-- a photo of me staring down a tee shot at the short 11th at Pennard

-- a June 2004 Renaissance routing of Ballyneal

Awaiting framing:

Photos of Sand Hills, Pacific Dunes, Harlech and Deal

« **Reply #47 on:** March 10, 2005, 12:54:31 AM »

You just had to ask....I have been accused of cultivating a museum of sorts:

As far as golf goes:

Personally taken framed photos of:
13th hole and clubhouse at Newport CC
17th at Merion
9th at Highland Links, Truro, MA

Old Course map, comissioned by the Links Trust (with the numbers corresponding to the bunker depths)
Tedesco Country Club Centennial Pin Flag
Pennant of 2005 US Open @ Pinehurst
Tin Sign of Great Triumvirate for Geoffrey's Gentlemans' Apparel
Picture of Hogan in downswing
2 Team Pictures from Middlebury's NESCAC winning golf teams
A pastel drawing of my follow-through by my girlfriend, truly one of my greatest possessions.

The rest of my room is dominated by Red Sox memorbilia (2004 World Series Champs Pennant!!!), and the obligatory thousands of architecture books, scorecards, old golf magazines and extra golf clubs looking to be picked up off the waiver wire.

-Brad

« **Reply #48 on:** March 10, 2005, 01:14:13 AM »

My office has 2 golf related items scattered amongst tons of music and sports memorabilia

1) I received a christmas present a couple of years ago from a Merion member -It is a beautiful one of kind custom framed piece that contains a flag from Merion with some inset photos of holes 11 and 16. Very tasteful.

2) In a case that one would normally use to display a football or basketball is a hat from Brookline(squirrel logo). It was used to break the Red Sox curse last year. I wore it to game 7 at Yankee Stadium . The connection - I figured that the closest course to Fenway is Brookline - where 2 of greatest upsets / comebacks in golf history took place - Francis Ouimet in the 1913 Open and the US comeback at the Ryder Cup in 1999.Had nothing to lose.
In the 2nd inning of game 7, I said to my friends who are Yankees fans-it is time for Damon to do something in the series - rubbed the logo and he hit the next pitch off Vasquez for a grand slam. The rest is history. Wore it for the entire St. Louis series. The hat was then retired. A friend inscribed a plate on the case that reads:
2004 World Series -The Peoples MVP -"The Squirrel.

« **Reply #49 on:** March 10, 2005, 01:29:53 AM »

Gerry B

I assume it isn't a Merion Hole Flag. Unless the wicker baskets have been dispensed with, or you have a framed wicker basket (that would be really cool). #11 hole photo is an excellent choice

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