This is a first generation original 8 x 10 photograph of Walter Hagen’s second wife Edna. It is inscribed to the photographer and signed with Hagen’s classic “Golfingly” salutation and also signed by the photographer.

Walter Hagen rose from the ranks of being a caddy to capture two U.S. and four British Open Championships, and the PGA title an impressive five times. But it was his personality that insured his place in golf’s history. He was flamboyant and colorful, with a style for living that made professionals aware of what was possible within their profession. No golfer could have a temperament better suited to the game. He could break concentration between strokes, chatting nonchalantly to spectators, without losing his focus on the match. Indeed, it was his ability to project his personality in the course of a round that played such havoc with his opponents. His swing was anything but classic -- swaying on the backswing and lunging into the ball on the downswing, often sending it wild, especially off the tee. But he had a way of saving himself from seemingly impossible positions, scrambling to reach the green, then more often than not, sinking an unmakable putt and shattering a rival's concentration and confidence.