1940 U.S. Masters award found in N.M. golf bag

The North Course at UNM. The first course in America to break the 7000 yard mark. Host to the first Albuquerque professional tournament in 1947, won by no other than Llyod Mangum.

And now UNM is encroaching on this 9 hole course. The original has been slowly eaten up.

Interesting that Mangum actually played here and in the Southwest.

Lloyd Mangrum came in 2nd at the 1940 Masters, not third.

And this thing is on Craigslist now?!

http://albuquerque.craigslist.org/atq/1418844...

Just goes to show you how treasures can show up in the oddest of places.

Duh!

What's it worth. Also is he gonna be a good samaritin and return it to the family of this guy. If I knew I had something valuable that i found i would return it to the family if he has passed away. The family probably didn't intend to give this away.

He's just a greedy old man, probably does not even play golf from the looks of him on tv.

He should contact the family and offer it to them first and if they don't want it them maybe sell it.

Some random dude wrote:

Lloyd Mangrum came in 2nd at the 1940 Masters, not third.
And this thing is on Craigslist now?!
http://albuquerque.craigslist.org/atq/1418844...

How about contacting Mangrum's family and doing the right thing?!

how about leaving the old man alone to be happy with his "treasure", what if you dug up some treasure, would you go and track the childern, of the children, of the children,.....of the one who burried?

They shouldn't of sold the clubs without first knowing what was in the bag. I don't go around donating jeans to a charity without checking the pockets first, I've found a few 20s so far.

Any idea of what that thing is worth?

silvertuxx wrote:

how about leaving the old man alone to be happy with his "treasure", what if you dug up some treasure, would you go and track the childern, of the children, of the children,.....of the one who burried?

Let's start with you being dishonest as to where your located, you make yourself out to be a phony.

That said what if it was a family heirloom of yours, would you not want it back?

Would you not try and find the family and at the very least offer it to them?

Hey would you be that old man by chance?

Bird wrote:

What's it worth. Also is he gonna be a good samaritin and return it to the family of this guy. If I knew I had something valuable that i found i would return it to the family if he has passed away. The family probably didn't intend to give this away.

He did not find it he bought it for $5.00

He purchased it fair-and-sqaure. It's his to do with as he pleases.

He is selling it for 20k. Doubt he will get that much.

Greed wrote:

He is selling it for 20k. Doubt he will get that much.

I hope he does. One mans junk is another mans treasure. I am happy for him.

awsome!! Nice Find!!

Good for him! That kind of stuff never happens to me. All I find in thrift store buys is black widow egg sacks.

What wrote:

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He did not find it he bought it for $5.00

Correction, he bought the old golf bag with some clubs for $5.

He found the medal inside one of the pockets. He did not buy the medal and had no idea it was there.

I stand by what I said, contact the family as it is a heirloom and offer it back before doing what he wants with it.

At least that I what I would do but then I am not him.

Bluntly Spoken wrote:

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Correction, he bought the old golf bag with some clubs for $5.
He found the medal inside one of the pockets. He did not buy the medal and had no idea it was there.
I stand by what I said, contact the family as it is a heirloom and offer it back before doing what he wants with it.
At least that I what I would do but then I am not him.

When you buy something it comes as a package. Its included.People can never be happy for other people with luck

What wrote:

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When you buy something it comes as a package. Its included.People can never be happy for other people with luck

Not disagreeing there but still it is a family HEIRLOOM and that makes the difference.

Ask yourself this, what if it was your late dad that earned it and you knew about it but could not find it when going through his Estate, would you not want it back?

I wonder what his family is thinking about this whole thing, are they happy for the guy or have they contacted him about giving it back to them or do they even care?