Tony Lema Retrospective
March 26, 2005
Today, only golf historians remember Tony Lema, the PGA Tour star who died in a plane crash in 1966.
But during the 1960s, there were few players who could match Champaigne Tony’s skills. From 1962 to 1966, he had 26 top 3 finishes.
John Berry of the Record-Bee has a nice column that will get you up to speed on this golf legend who died far too young.
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Hello,
It just so happens that I came across a set of Tony Lema’s clubs in my uncels attic, The story is that Tony had used these clubs in a few games, and left them to get re-wrapped at some guys house in Glen Cove Long Island, tony died and never picked up the clubs, my uncle purchased them in 1969, and played with them for a while, until he gave them to me just last week, they are printed with Tony Lema’s name etched into each club, plus a putter with a wodden shaft! very cool, Does anyone know were I can get this fixed up or appraised?
Thanks
Herb
Posted by Herb Ricco on 04/13
I have an originally signed 4X5 tee-up shot from Tony himself given to my uncle. Any interested party should call me at (856) 205-0410.
Posted by Donald Frame on 01/03
Tony Lema is my great uncle and my dad has nothing from his uncle. i am trying to find something that he used to give to him for fathers day. if someone could email with ANYTHING that he used (golf club etc.) please contact me
keylema3@hotmail.com
Thank you,
Candace
Posted by Candace Lema on 03/11
I have a set of Tony Lema Golden Gate irons in my garage that I bought in about 1967 2-pw. Do they have any value?
Posted by Doug Gillie on 01/06
Doug—your best bet is to watch Ebay and see if any of them are up for sale. That’ll tell you what they’re worth.
Posted by The Golf Blogger on 01/06
Came across this blog. There was a short article in Golf Digest a year or so ago about the actual putter, Tony Lema was using at the time of his death. It had been mounted in a restaurant but the place closed and the club was given to a surviving brother of Tony Lema. FYI.
Posted by mike on 08/27
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