Lot 36
ROYAL DUBLIN GOLF CLUB - 1894 IRISH OPEN COMPETITION MEDAL WON BY ANDRA KIRKALDY ‡
Auction: 15 July 2015 from 20:30 BST
£10,625
Description
inscribed to the obverse 'Open Championship Awarded by the Royal Dublin Golf Club, 1894, for Amateurs and Professionals, Medal Play, 36 holes, First Prize, Won by Andra Kirkaldy' 1st round, 78 strokes, 2nd round 76 strokes', within a circular frame, with brooch attachment and safety chain, in a case with a copy of Kirkaldy, Andra Fifty years of golf. London, 1921. 8vo, green cloth gilt (2)
Dimensions
4.5cm diameter
Footnote
This is considered to be the 1st Irish Open Championship medal awarded and is documented in Kirkaldy, Andrew, 'My Fifty Years', p.76