HOT DOG

This is an Auction House lot. Click "Place Absentee Bid" to go to an external site to bid on this item. Auction House: Julien's Auctions Auction Location: Bob Hope Estate Beverly Hills, CA Auction Title: Julien's presents The Bob Hope Estate Auction, Day 1 Start Date: 10/18/08 01:00 PM Contact: Unavailable - Email Auction House

Description: Ping "Hot Dog" Putter, Circa early-mid-1960's, "69" Series, lettered "Walter Winchell" on sole, green rubber grip, blade reads "Ping - 69-Pat. Pend. By Karsten, Box 1345, Scottsdale, AZ." In 1959, Karsten Solheim, an engineer at General Electric, couldn't putt and decided to do something about it, developing his own line of putters in his garage, first in Redwood, CA, then in Scottsdale. Walter Winchell loved golf as much as his friend Bob Hope and came in second in a putting contest to Hope in 1953. 35 inches

Status: Off Market	Lot#: 135
Condition: See Description	Year: N/A
Title: HOT DOG