Perhaps in no period of golf history before now, has the public's interest been so strong. This, of course, means that interest in the history and personalities of the sport has also never been higher nor more lucrative! Most analysts suggest that Tiger Woods must be given much of the credit for the huge explosion in golf's popularity, but truly there's a great number of young players who have caught the public's imagination, including David Duval, Ernie Els, Phil Mickelson,and Seve Ballesteros, among others.
Collectors find there is no limit to the kinds of things they can focus their interest upon: vintage golf clubs, balls, bags, towels, tees, scorecards from famous courses; artwork and books, both new and old; autographed photos, trading cards, other ephemera; trophies and plaques; clothing; even golf comic books!
I had difficulty choosing among the many fine web sites found in my searching, and restricting myself to only a few to review. Your own search might come up with an equal number of exceptional resources, as well as web-rings and indexes.
And, for those of you golfers who have not yet discovered our Suite101 Golf topic, here's a link to Bill Howard's welcome page: Golf at Suite101.
Barry's Golf Clubs - a great site, hosted with good humor, with many vintage golf clubs and sets for sale.
Golfiana - George Lewis, PGA Master Professional, is host. A nice variety of golf collectibles, including books, artwork, clubs and balls, plus pro golfing tips.
Golf Collections - nice selection of bronze golfing sculptures, and a painting of Ben Hogan in 1953 are among the collectibles here.
Golf Collectibles - I quote: "Golf collectibles.com provides the golf enthusiast to collect golf art, golf memorabilia or golf antiques that will make his golf collection and memories of the game unique." "The staff at Golf collectibles.com has developed a supply chain from Royal and Ancient Club at St. Andrews, Scotland to Ireland, England and some of the older golf courses in the United States with golf art and golf collectibles."
Golf for All Ages - Chuck Furjanic, publisher of the only monthly catalogue for the Wooden Shaft Golf Club Collector, has a rich site with links to auctions, articles on golf, collectibles, and a review of the British Open.
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