GOLF TREASURES:
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

I have an old golf ball with the words PRO COLONEL on the ends and one end has 1.55 and the other 1.68. I found it in the wall of my house when renovating. I also have a book by Francis Ouimet "A game of Golf: A book of reminiscence" 1963 aniversary edition with a jacket ( some scuffing), and the book is in like new condition. Thanks for your help
Mike

Dale Concannon writes:

In the world of golfing antiques books and balls are the most competitive areas in which collect in. Unlike old hickory clubs, which constantly throw up new designs/makers names every week, both areas are well documented and tend to attract enthusiasts who like to collect 'names.' For example, most collectors cannot sleep nights if they still need a certain type of ball to complete the entire range of a particular manufacturer. Perhaps that is why ball prices have remained so high in recent years added to the scarcity of mint condition 'name' balls to collect. As for the PRO COLONEL; a bramble-pattern ball of that name was made around 1912 by the St Mungo Golf Company of Scotland. (Today worth about $150 in good condition.) This was then followed by a dimple-pattern ball made by the same company in the mid 1930's, (Worth about $50.) The same logic applies to book collectors - especially those who desire limited edition books of a more modern vintage. As for the Francis Ouimet book, it is currently worth between $150-$250.