Auction 739 April.

Two golfing items signed in black felt tip by Bill Clinton: an antique Hendry & Bishop Professional Special Ralph Beach 3-iron golf club; and a Callaway 4 golf ball. In overall fine condition, with signs of use to the golf club.

According to a November 2000 interview with Golf Digest, Bill Clinton’s relationship with golf began early and continued throughout his political career. He first started playing at age 12 at a course in Hot Springs, Arkansas, using clubs borrowed from his uncle; he played casually until age 17, when he stopped for several years. Clinton returned to the game shortly before marrying Hillary, playing with her brothers, and later golfed frequently while serving as governor of Arkansas, often fitting in early-morning rounds at a course near his office. As president (1993–2001), he remained an avid player—his handicap even improved—and he said he typically played about three times per month, averaging around five times a month in the summer, while also practicing his short game at the White House putting green.

Over his eight years in the White House, he reportedly played roughly 400 rounds of golf, making him one of the more active presidential golfers of the modern era. Per Clinton: ‘Golf is like life in a lot of ways: The most important competition is the one against yourself. All the biggest wounds are self-inflicted. And you get a lot of breaks you don't deserve—both ways. So it's important not to get too upset when you're having a bad day.’

Three items signed in ballpoint or felt tip by Bill Clinton: a matching pair of 6.25 x 9 programs for a “White House Millennium Dinner: Saluting American Achievement” on December 31, 1999, with one also signed by Hillary Clinton and Quincy Jones, and the other also signed by Jones; and a dual-sided 5.75 x 5.25 presentation card related to President Clinton’s visit to Kuwait, as part of his 1995 Middle East Tour. In overall fine to very fine condition, with a few small stains to the program also signed by Hillary.

Official printed invitation for the inauguration of President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore on January 20, 1993, issued by the Presidential Inaugural Committee, signed in black felt tip by Clinton. Presented in a metallic picture frame, 10 x 11.75, which bears engraved facsimile signatures of Clinton and Gore. In fine condition, with some faint scratching to the original frame.

Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Bill Clinton meeting with constituents during his days as governor of Arkansas, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To Ernie Preska, with thanks, Bill Clinton, 7/13/83.” In fine condition.