American golfer (1892–1969) who won eleven professional majors, a record surpassed only by Jack Nicklaus. Over the course of the career, he won two U.S. Open titles, and, in 1922, became the first American to win the British Open, which he would win a total of four times. Signed book: The Walter Hagen Story. First edition, first printing. NY: Simon and Schuster, 1956. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 342 pages. Signed and inscribed in ballpoint on the front free end page, “To my good old buddy Fred Cody, Golfingly, Walter Hagen, June 1956.” Light rubbing, soiling, and edge wear to price-clipped jacket, otherwise fine condition. Auction LOA Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.
