Gary Participant is taking authorized steps after the duplicate Claret Jug he obtained for successful the 1974 British Open was bought at an public sale with out his data, the South African {golfing} nice stated on Thursday.
In keeping with Golden Age Public sale’s web site, Participant’s duplicate Claret Jug from his 1974 triumph at Royal Lytham & St. Annes in England bought on July 28 to an unnamed bidder for practically $500,000.
However Participant, who counts three British Open titles among the many 9 majors he gained throughout his profession, stated he was not behind the public sale of the Claret Jug or his 1974 Masters Event Trophy that Golden Age’s web site exhibits bought in 2021 for $523,000.
“The individual entrusted with guaranteeing the safekeeping of these things on my behalf and who was tasked with utilizing them to enshrine my {golfing} achievements has completed the other by providing them on the market with out my consent and towards my needs,” Participant, 88, stated in an announcement posted on X.
“My authorized crew is taking acceptable steps to resolve this illegal state of affairs.”
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Golden Age rejected Participant’s assertion.
“Whereas Golden Age has the utmost respect for what Mr. Participant completed as a golfer, his inaccurate statements are merely not acceptable beneath any circumstances,” Golden Age President Ryan Carey stated in an announcement to Reuters.
It was not instantly clear who Participant’s authorized crew can be approaching to resolve the difficulty.
Participant’s duplicate Claret Jug had a beginning bid of $5,000 and it took 39 bids throughout 11 days earlier than promoting for $481,068.