1927 Churchman Famous Golfers Set and Checklist

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Pre-War Cards

‘It’s In The Details’

Title	Churchman Famous Golfers
Year	1927
Size	1 3/8″ x 2 5/8″
Images	Black and White
Type	Tobacco
Number in Set	50

1927 Churchman Famous Golfers Overview

1927 Famous Golfers Walter Hagen Golf This set included 50 cards picturing famous golfers, as indicated by the title. The cards were distributed in packs of Churchman’s cigarettes.

Cards pictured a black and white image of a particular golfer on the front along with his name. The backs included a biography of the subject. While most of the cards had a vertical layout, some were printed horizontally. Unlike most sets, cards were numbered alphabetically by the golfer’s last name.

Keys to the set include cards featuring Hall of Famers Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen. Each of those golfers has more than one card in the set, as do several others.

The cards are more desirable than later 1930s issues and a little more difficult to find.

Like other sets, a larger issue of these was available. That set had only 12 cards and those cards are generally harder to find than this one. A separate checklist for that issue is presented at the bottom of this page.