Lot # 151: Spalding Robert T. Jones Jr. Calamity Jane Putter

Starting Bid: $150.00

Bids: 9 (Bid History)

Time Left: Auction closed
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Item was in Auction "Summer 2021",
which ran from 7/7/2021 12:00 PM to
7/24/2021 8:00 PM



In order to see the original "Calamity Jane" putter made famous by Bobby Jones, one would have to visit the trophy case at Augusta National. To see the Grand Slam-winning "Calamity Jane II," (expertly re-created by J. Victor East for Bobby Jones due to wear and tear on the original), one would have to visit the USGA Museum in New Jersey.

For auction here, according to Spalding's 1932 catalog, is an exact duplicate of the famous 'Calamity Jane', complete with three sections of whipping on the shaft. First offered in 1932, Spalding's early wood-shafted Robert T. Jones Calamity Jane putters were made for only three years. 

The grip, shaft, and clubhead are in nice original condition.  The head is also stamped with the initials "WTF." WTF? How can you not buy this club?!

In short, this is an great example of what is now an iconic putter known the golf world over. To read much more on the history of Jones's Calamity Jane, see TCA2 V 1 p 145-147

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