PLUS FOUR PODCAST: Kevin talks about golf balls, just click AUTHOR above

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PLUS FOUR PODCAST: Kevin talks about golf balls, just click AUTHOR above 〰️

Welcome

The definitive book on Antique Golf Balls, The Story of the Golf Ball, as recognised by collectors, auction houses and the most prestigious Golf Clubs around the world was published in 2004. Since then, author Kevin McGimpsey has been asked to value countless Golf Ball Collections and individual lots as both an independent golf antiquities consultant and representing Bonhams1793 auction house.

The original book was always the starting point for the necessary research, but since its publication twenty years ago the golf antiquities market has evolved and previously unknown antique golf balls have been identified.

The need for an updated reference point has driven Kevin to research and write The Collectible Golf Balls Directory 1845-1945

The Collectible Golf Balls Directory 1845-1945

The Directory is being released over a 5 year period between 2021-2026. It will be published in 4 Folios, spanning a Century of golf balls, 1845-1945

  • Folio I: Gutta-Percha Golf Balls 1845-1903 (published December 2021)

  • Folio II: Rubber Cored Golf Balls 1898-1919 (published 5 November 2022)

  • Folio III: Rubber Cored Golf Balls 1920-1945 (Ball names A to K) (published November 2023)

  • Folio IV: Rubber Cored Golf Balls 1920-1945 (Ball name L-Z) to be published in March 2025 and Slip Case details