Statue of modern golf grip inventor comes up for auction at Bonhams in Los Angeles

A cold-painted bronze of amateur golfing champion John Laidlay is among the pieces appearing at Bonhams' upcoming auction in Los Angeles next week.

The c. 1895 figure shows the Scottish golfer who invented the overlapping club grip. Still the most …

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