One for the history buffs!!

[User20205]

Henry Cottons 1948 Open Winning Nicholl Driver.


www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/henry-cottons-1948-open-winning-nicholl-driver/1051596087

Buy yourself a bit of history... Bargain.

Some of you older chaps probably played with him:thup:

 

[rickg]

Henry Cotton alledgedly presented his 1948 Open championship winning driver made by George Nicholl, to my great uncle William Collins Jnr who took part in the tournament. The club is a Nicholl Maestro driver. My grandfather left the golf club to me when he passed away in the late fifties. It has been confirmed by the St Andrews Golf Company (Ewan Glen) that Henry Cotton was using this type of golf club throughout the 1948 Open. A very valuable piece of Golf history and memerabillia.


Would you risk £12k on something that might not be what it says it is?

 

[Foxholer]

Would you risk £12k on something that might not be what it says it is?

Absolutely not!

 

[Ethan]

It's not worth £12k even if it came with a letter of authenticity written in Henry Cotton's blood.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Somebody is at it.
Would you give away the driver you had just won The Open with?
Nichol Henry Cotton clubs were very good. I was still selling them when I was an AsPro in 1964.

I'm sure my uncle played in that Championship, he didn't qualify.
I think it was the first championship when the changed the hole cups for the full 3 days.
Before then the had a huge field playing Mon/Tues 36 holes qualifying then Wed/Thur cut for 36 on Friday all playing to the same pin position.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Brilliant, it's right on my doorstep so I'll save on paying postage

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Sounds dubious at best. Where are the pictures and proof of authenticity. Smacks of a fishing trip.

 

[Blue in Munich]

Would you risk £12k on something that might not be what it says it is?

I've never spent that on a car, never mind a driver.

 

[sawtooth]

Henry Cotton alledgedly presented his 1948 Open championship winning driver made by George Nicholl, to my great uncle William Collins Jnr who took part in the tournament. The club is a Nicholl Maestro driver. My grandfather left the golf club to me when he passed away in the late fifties. It has been confirmed by the St Andrews Golf Company (Ewan Glen) that Henry Cotton was using this type of golf club throughout the 1948 Open. A very valuable piece of Golf history and memerabillia.


Would you risk £12k on something that might not be what it says it is?

For something worth 12K you would think they would at least get the spelling right.

alledgedly? memerabillia?

 

[User20205]

Sounds dubious at best. Where are the pictures and proof of authenticity. Smacks of a fishing trip.

I might email him, ask for some pics...or see if he wants to swap it for Gene Sarazens sand wedge. I'm sure it's in the garage somewhere.

 

[Wayman]

wheres the pics

12grand for that got better things to spend my money on

 

[CMAC]

I have Henry Cottons clubs, his name is stamped on them, they even say Royale.

I'll take half that for the set- bargain, be quick before I put the price back up

 

[shivas irons]

12k wow thats steep even if it was used in a major, didnt Golfbidder sell Woosie's Masters winning driver some years ago, pretty sure it was no way near that sort of money