Mexican Hat Trick print by Walt Spitzmiller (American, 1944 - )

Details

• Image Size: 11 x 18 inches
• Paper Size: 17 x 24 inches
• Frame Size: No Frame
• Medium: Print on Paper
• Edition: Open Edition
• Provenance: Oregon, OH Auction

Comments

• Trevino Wins The 100TH British Open at Royal Birkdale and Completes a Memorable Hat-Trick
• The 100th Open, played in fine weather at Royal Birkdale, featured two charismatic players of differing pedigrees. Lee Trevino won the Claret Jug for the first time and, following triumphs at the US Open and the Canadian Open completed a unique hat-trick of victories within only four weeks. He was playing in his third Open. Lu Liang Huan, of Taiwan, had been a professional since 1955 and had played in The Open only once before. Doffing his pork pie hat wherever he went, “Mr Lu”, as he was known, immediately became a crowd favorite.
• Trevino shared the lead on both the first two days and led by one from Lu and Tony Jacklin going into the final round. He was in irresistible form early on, with four birdies in the first six holes. At the turn he led by six strokes but Lu made birdies at the 13th and 15th holes and then Trevino had a double-bogey 7 at the 17th so the lead was down to one at the last. Both would birdie the last but it was a traumatic finish for Lu as his second shot hit a female spectator on the head. Visibly distressed, he composed himself to take second place. Other than the first day, when Trevino had a 69 to Lu’s 70, the pair had returned identical scores: 70, 69 and 70, with Trevino winning with a  278.

Condition (Please see grading guide below)

• (I) Overall: Very Good 
• (II) Content: Very Good (Light wear around the edges) 
• (III) Frame: No Frame. Print Only

Artist Bio

 

• Walt Spitzmiller was one of the world's foremost sporting artists and his work is widely held by private and corporate collectors, including many golf legends such as Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson and Lee Trevino, as well as the PGA Tour. For more than 40 years, he was devoted to capturing the spirit of the game, its famous players and historic moments, and Walt established himself as an iconic golf artist.
• His golf art has been showcased by the United States Golf Association, marking only the third time in the association’s history that an individual artist was featured at Golf House. Many paintings hang in The World Golf Hall of Fame in St. Augustine, Florida. The PGA Tour commissioned Walt to create original paintings of the recipients of their lifetime achievement awards, including Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and president George H.W. Bush. The Tour also had Walt paint the members and two captains of the 2009 Presidents Cup teams and these works were presented as commemorative gifts to the participants.
• For many years, Walt’s art regularly illustrated stories in Sports Illustrated and Golf Magazine, and he was the chief contributing artist to Senior Golfer Magazine, as well as a special contributor to Outdoor Life Magazine. In 1978, he covered the Masters for Golf Digest and in 1984 he created a portfolio for Time Magazine and Nissan Motors on the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, California.
• Additionally, Walt’s art may be found in the Baseball Hall of Fame, The Smithsonian Institution, The American Museum of Illustration and The Rodeo Hall of Fame.

 

Grading Guide

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Scale:

 

• Excellent: No damage or issues barely perceptible from close viewing distance and bright lighting conditions
• Very Good: Issues visible from close viewing distance and normal lighting conditions
• Good: Issues visible from normal viewing distance and lighting conditions but do NOT significantly detract from the overall look of the work
• Fair: Issues that are immediately apparent from normal viewing distance and lighting conditions AND significantly detract from the overall look of the work
• Poor: Severe condition issues that require repair and some may be beyond repair

 

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