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. NY: Simon and Schuster, 1956. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.5 x 9.25, 342 pages. Signed and inscribed in ballpoint on the front free end page, “To Jess Kincaid, Golfingly, Walter Hagen, June 1960.” In fine condition, with owner’s ink inscription to signed page and soiling, chips, and small chips to jacket. LOA Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.
