Walt Spitzmiller Art | Spirit And Heroes Of Golf

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TOM WATSON
1980 U.S. OPEN - PEBBLE BEACH
A Marvelous Chip to Win the Tournament by One Stroke Over Jack Nicklaus
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SATURDAY FOURSOME
Four Friends Tee it Up for the Weekly Nausau, Bragging Rights and Perhaps a Beer or Two
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BOBBY JONES - THE FIRST SLAM
1930 US OPEN - MERRION
Bobby Jones Sinks the Winning Putt and Completes the First-ever Grand Slam
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SOMEWHERE IN IRELAND
You Hear The Sea, Smell the Salt Air and Navigate Gorse and Heather on a Fine Irish Day. Sunny…for now.
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CHASING BIRDIES WITH A FRIEND
The British Isle's Offers More Ways than One to Enjoy Golf with your Favorite Companion. He Might Even Find a Ball for You!
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FROM THE BEACH
On a Link's Course You Face Some Interesting Challenges… But There is Still the Opportunity for Par Without Taking a Penalty
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SHOT GUN
An Avid Huntsman Practices Shooting Pigeons While Four Golfers Tee Off. Who Was the "Pigeon" in the Foursome? The Caddies Know.
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HIS 'N HERS
Freshly Shined and Ready for Another Round. Ideal "Informal Still Life" for That Spot in the Den or Office Looking to Be Brightened
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BIRD HUNTING
THE NEW COURSE - ST. ANDREWS, SCOTLAND
What a Pleasant Day… Two Friends & Caddies Out for a Quick 18 with their Bird Dog. The Goal? Birdies of Course.
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GREENSIDE ARTIST
As the Game Gained Popularity it Became "Fashionable" to Embrace It in Many Ways
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A GRANDFATHER'S PRIDE
His Grandfather Watches, Admires the Emerging Swing and Makes a Few Well-considered and Welcomed Suggestions
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SEARCHING FOR "PEARLS"
Who Hasn't Moaned as the Shot Goes Askew Only to Find a Treasure Trove of Similar Outcomes? A Few Minutes "Profitably" Spent
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FIRST LOOP
The Bag is As Big as He. The 18 is Long and Hot. The Fiver Quickly Disappears Into his Pocket. His First "Taste" of Golf? Not too Bad
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FISHING HOLE
The Golf was Fully Enjoyed. The Salmon are Running. What a Day
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FIRST EAGLE
Lou Worsham Chips in for a rare Eagle to the Delight of the Fans and a First-ever TV Audience
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MA' LADY'S BALL
It did not Take Long for Women to Join the Fun. A Gentleman Tees Up Ma' Lady's Ball on a Mound of Sand
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THE EARLY DAYS
The Fans Crowd The Tee to Watch a Pro Hit a Seemingly Impossible Long Drive. If Only "They" Could Do It Too
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BEN HOGAN - THE UPSET
1953 BRITISH OPEN - CARNOUSTIE, SCOTLAND
Ben Hogan's Only Appearance. He Won! He did not Grant Them a Rematch
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JOSE MARIA OLAZABAL
PALM HILS GOLF CLUB - OKINAWA, JAPAN
The Japanese Love Golf and They Loved Having "Ollie" with 30 Careers Wins and Two Majors Play Palm Hills
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BEN HOGAN - CHIPPING TO THE 10TH
WINGED FOOT
Byron Nelson Once Said, "If he had a Short Game, He Would Have Won More." The Reply…"He Didn't Miss Many Greens."
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THE BIG THREE
Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson and Sam Snead from the Tee
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ARNOLD PALMER KING'S GOODBYE
THE OLD COURSE - ST. ANDREWS, SCOTLAND
Arnold Palmer Says, "Goodbye" to The British Open.
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MICKEY WRIGHT
One of the Game's Greats and a Great Lady
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DAVIES AND OLAZABAL
PALM HILS GOLF CLUB- OKINAWA, JAPAN
The Japanese Fans Get to SeeTwo of the Game's Greats Play an Alternate Shot Format Match
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GENE SARAZEN - THE FAMOUS WEDGE
1932 BRITISH OPEN - PRINCE'S GOLF CLUB, KENT, ENGLAND
A Wire-to-Wire Win With the Help of That Famous Wedge
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MARIN HOLLINS
U.S. Amateur Champion and a Noted and the Very First Female Golf Course Designer
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WALTER HAGEN - DETERMINED MAN
Hagen Who Helped Create the Early Tour Didn't Lack Determination or Style
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FROM THE FRINGE
A PGA Tour Pro Plays the Critical Shot From The Fringe Determined to Hole The Putt
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FROM THE BUNKER
A PGA Tour Pro Plays the Critical Bunker Shot for an Up-and-Down and Maybe Even a Hole-Out
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CHIP SHOT
A Good Short Game is Money in Your Pocket
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OKAY PARTNER
The Nausau is Off to A Good Start as The Drive Is Striped Down the Center of #1
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BABE ZAHARIAS - AN INCREDIBLE WOMAN AND ALL-AROUND ATHLETE
"Except perhaps for Arnold Palmer,no golfer has ever been more beloved by the gallery".
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C.B. MACDONALD
He is Considered the Father of American Golf Course Architecture
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LEE TREVINO - THE HAT TRICK
1971 - THE 100TH BRITISH OPEN - ROYAL BIRKDALE
Trevino Wins The 100TH British Open and Completes a Memorable Hat-Trick
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ARNOLD PALMER - MIRACLE DRIVE
1960 US OPEN -CHERRY HILLS
Palmer Drives the Green on #1 and Charges On to Beat Hogan and Nicklaus for the Win
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NICKLAUS AND WATSON- THE BATTLE AT TURNBERRY
1977 BRITISH OPEN - TURNBERRY, SCOTLAND
It May Be Among the Greatest Final 36 Holes Ever
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ARNOLD PALMER - FROM THE BUNKER
When Asked, "Could You Have Won More with Conservative Play?" He Replied, “No. I Might Have Won Less!"
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BEN HOGAN - THE PERFECT GAME
THE MASTERS. AUGUSTA, GA
Ben's Right to Left Ball Flight was Perfect for The National's Fairways
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BYRON NELSON
The Father of the Modern Swing and So Much More
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IRISH COTTAGE
A Favorite Place and the Perfect Time Together
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PINEHURST GATHERING
A Group of Executives Enjoy a Business Outing at the Famous Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina
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THE PIPER
A New Day Begins at St. Andrews. The Sound of the Pipes with The Pounding Sea as "Bass Line"
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SAM SNEAD
The Slammer… Colorful and Out Spoken and a Winner of over 80 Professional Tournaments

Spirit and Heroes of Golf Portfolio Giclee prints on archival water color paper

Heroes of Golf and Inspirational Scenes

TOM WATSON1980 U.S. OPEN - PEBBLE BEACH A Marvelous Chip to Win the Tournament by One Stroke Over Jack Nicklaus

SATURDAY FOURSOMEFour Friends Tee it Up for the Weekly Nausau, Bragging Rights and Perhaps a Beer or Two

BOBBY JONES - THE FIRST SLAM1930 US OPEN - MERRIONBobby Jones Sinks the Winning Putt and Completes the First-ever Grand Slam

SOMEWHERE IN IRELANDYou Hear The Sea, Smell the Salt Air and Navigate Gorse and Heather on a Fine Irish Day. Sunny…for now.

CHASING BIRDIES WITH A FRIENDThe British Isle's Offers More Ways than One to Enjoy Golf with your Favorite Companion. He Might Even Find a Ball for You!

FROM THE BEACHOn a Link's Course You Face Some Interesting Challenges… But There is Still the Opportunity for Par Without Taking a Penalty

SHOT GUN An Avid Huntsman Practices Shooting Pigeons While Four Golfers Tee Off. Who Was the "Pigeon" in the Foursome? The Caddies Know.

HIS 'N HERS Freshly Shined and Ready for Another Round. Ideal "Informal Still Life" for That Spot in the Den or Office Looking to Be Brightened

BIRD HUNTINGTHE NEW COURSE - ST. ANDREWS, SCOTLANDWhat a Pleasant Day… Two Friends & Caddies Out for a Quick 18 with their Bird Dog. The Goal? Birdies of Course.

GREENSIDE ARTISTAs the Game Gained Popularity it Became "Fashionable" to Embrace It in Many Ways

A GRANDFATHER'S PRIDEHis Grandfather Watches, Admires the Emerging Swing and Makes a Few Well-considered and Welcomed Suggestions

SEARCHING FOR "PEARLS"Who Hasn't Moaned as the Shot Goes Askew Only to Find a Treasure Trove of Similar Outcomes? A Few Minutes "Profitably" Spent

FIRST LOOPThe Bag is As Big as He. The 18 is Long and Hot. The Fiver Quickly Disappears Into his Pocket. His First "Taste" of Golf? Not too Bad

FISHING HOLE The Golf was Fully Enjoyed. The Salmon are Running. What a Day

FIRST EAGLELou Worsham Chips in for a rare Eagle to the Delight of the Fans and a First-ever TV Audience

MA' LADY'S BALLIt did not Take Long for Women to Join the Fun. A Gentleman Tees Up Ma' Lady's Ball on a Mound of Sand

THE EARLY DAYSThe Fans Crowd The Tee to Watch a Pro Hit a Seemingly Impossible Long Drive. If Only "They" Could Do It Too

BEN HOGAN - THE UPSET1953 BRITISH OPEN - CARNOUSTIE, SCOTLANDBen Hogan's Only Appearance. He Won! He did not Grant Them a Rematch

JOSE MARIA OLAZABALPALM HILS GOLF CLUB - OKINAWA, JAPANThe Japanese Love Golf and They Loved Having "Ollie" with 30 Careers Wins and Two Majors Play Palm Hills

BEN HOGAN - CHIPPING TO THE 10THWINGED FOOTByron Nelson Once Said, "If he had a Short Game, He Would Have Won More." The Reply…"He Didn't Miss Many Greens."

THE BIG THREEBen Hogan, Byron Nelson and Sam Snead from the Tee

ARNOLD PALMER KING'S GOODBYETHE OLD COURSE - ST. ANDREWS, SCOTLANDArnold Palmer Says, "Goodbye" to The British Open.

MICKEY WRIGHTOne of the Game's Greats and a Great Lady

DAVIES AND OLAZABALPALM HILS GOLF CLUB- OKINAWA, JAPANThe Japanese Fans Get to SeeTwo of the Game's Greats Play an Alternate Shot Format Match

GENE SARAZEN - THE FAMOUS WEDGE1932 BRITISH OPEN - PRINCE'S GOLF CLUB, KENT, ENGLANDA Wire-to-Wire Win With the Help of That Famous Wedge

MARIN HOLLINSU.S. Amateur Champion and a Noted and the Very First Female Golf Course Designer

WALTER HAGEN - DETERMINED MANHagen Who Helped Create the Early Tour Didn't Lack Determination or Style

FROM THE FRINGEA PGA Tour Pro Plays the Critical Shot From The Fringe Determined to Hole The Putt

FROM THE BUNKERA PGA Tour Pro Plays the Critical Bunker Shot for an Up-and-Down and Maybe Even a Hole-Out

CHIP SHOTA Good Short Game is Money in Your Pocket

OKAY PARTNERThe Nausau is Off to A Good Start as The Drive Is Striped Down the Center of #1

BABE ZAHARIAS - AN INCREDIBLE WOMAN AND ALL-AROUND ATHLETE "Except perhaps for Arnold Palmer,no golfer has ever been more beloved by the gallery".

C.B. MACDONALD He is Considered the Father of American Golf Course Architecture

LEE TREVINO - THE HAT TRICK1971 - THE 100TH BRITISH OPEN - ROYAL BIRKDALETrevino Wins The 100TH British Open and Completes a Memorable Hat-Trick

ARNOLD PALMER - MIRACLE DRIVE1960 US OPEN -CHERRY HILLSPalmer Drives the Green on #1 and Charges On to Beat Hogan and Nicklaus for the Win

NICKLAUS AND WATSON- THE BATTLE AT TURNBERRY1977 BRITISH OPEN - TURNBERRY, SCOTLANDIt May Be Among the Greatest Final 36 Holes Ever

ARNOLD PALMER - FROM THE BUNKERWhen Asked, "Could You Have Won More with Conservative Play?" He Replied, “No. I Might Have Won Less!"

BEN HOGAN - THE PERFECT GAMETHE MASTERS. AUGUSTA, GABen's Right to Left Ball Flight was Perfect for The National's Fairways

BYRON NELSONThe Father of the Modern Swing and So Much More

IRISH COTTAGEA Favorite Place and the Perfect Time Together

PINEHURST GATHERING A Group of Executives Enjoy a Business Outing at the Famous Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina

THE PIPER A New Day Begins at St. Andrews. The Sound of the Pipes with The Pounding Sea as "Bass Line"

SAM SNEADThe Slammer… Colorful and Out Spoken and a Winner of over 80 Professional Tournaments

Spirit and Heroes of Golf Portfolio
Giclee prints on archival water color paper

TOM WATSON
1980 U.S. OPEN - PEBBLE BEACH
A Marvelous Chip to Win the Tournament by One Stroke Over Jack Nicklaus

SATURDAY FOURSOME
Four Friends Tee it Up for the Weekly Nausau, Bragging Rights and Perhaps a Beer or Two

BOBBY JONES - THE FIRST SLAM
1930 US OPEN - MERRION
Bobby Jones Sinks the Winning Putt and Completes the First-ever Grand Slam

SOMEWHERE IN IRELAND
You Hear The Sea, Smell the Salt Air and Navigate Gorse and Heather on a Fine Irish Day. Sunny…for now.

CHASING BIRDIES WITH A FRIEND
The British Isle's Offers More Ways than One to Enjoy Golf with your Favorite Companion. He Might Even Find a Ball for You!

FROM THE BEACH
On a Link's Course You Face Some Interesting Challenges… But There is Still the Opportunity for Par Without Taking a Penalty

SHOT GUN
An Avid Huntsman Practices Shooting Pigeons While Four Golfers Tee Off. Who Was the "Pigeon" in the Foursome? The Caddies Know.

HIS 'N HERS
Freshly Shined and Ready for Another Round. Ideal "Informal Still Life" for That Spot in the Den or Office Looking to Be Brightened

BIRD HUNTING
THE NEW COURSE - ST. ANDREWS, SCOTLAND
What a Pleasant Day… Two Friends & Caddies Out for a Quick 18 with their Bird Dog. The Goal? Birdies of Course.

GREENSIDE ARTIST
As the Game Gained Popularity it Became "Fashionable" to Embrace It in Many Ways

A GRANDFATHER'S PRIDE
His Grandfather Watches, Admires the Emerging Swing and Makes a Few Well-considered and Welcomed Suggestions

SEARCHING FOR "PEARLS"
Who Hasn't Moaned as the Shot Goes Askew Only to Find a Treasure Trove of Similar Outcomes? A Few Minutes "Profitably" Spent

FIRST LOOP
The Bag is As Big as He. The 18 is Long and Hot. The Fiver Quickly Disappears Into his Pocket. His First "Taste" of Golf? Not too Bad

FISHING HOLE
The Golf was Fully Enjoyed. The Salmon are Running. What a Day

FIRST EAGLE
Lou Worsham Chips in for a rare Eagle to the Delight of the Fans and a First-ever TV Audience

MA' LADY'S BALL
It did not Take Long for Women to Join the Fun. A Gentleman Tees Up Ma' Lady's Ball on a Mound of Sand

THE EARLY DAYS
The Fans Crowd The Tee to Watch a Pro Hit a Seemingly Impossible Long Drive. If Only "They" Could Do It Too

BEN HOGAN - THE UPSET
1953 BRITISH OPEN - CARNOUSTIE, SCOTLAND
Ben Hogan's Only Appearance. He Won! He did not Grant Them a Rematch

JOSE MARIA OLAZABAL
PALM HILS GOLF CLUB - OKINAWA, JAPAN
The Japanese Love Golf and They Loved Having "Ollie" with 30 Careers Wins and Two Majors Play Palm Hills

BEN HOGAN - CHIPPING TO THE 10TH
WINGED FOOT
Byron Nelson Once Said, "If he had a Short Game, He Would Have Won More." The Reply…"He Didn't Miss Many Greens."

THE BIG THREE
Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson and Sam Snead from the Tee

ARNOLD PALMER KING'S GOODBYE
THE OLD COURSE - ST. ANDREWS, SCOTLAND
Arnold Palmer Says, "Goodbye" to The British Open.

MICKEY WRIGHT
One of the Game's Greats and a Great Lady

DAVIES AND OLAZABAL
PALM HILS GOLF CLUB- OKINAWA, JAPAN
The Japanese Fans Get to SeeTwo of the Game's Greats Play an Alternate Shot Format Match

GENE SARAZEN - THE FAMOUS WEDGE
1932 BRITISH OPEN - PRINCE'S GOLF CLUB, KENT, ENGLAND
A Wire-to-Wire Win With the Help of That Famous Wedge

MARIN HOLLINS
U.S. Amateur Champion and a Noted and the Very First Female Golf Course Designer

WALTER HAGEN - DETERMINED MAN
Hagen Who Helped Create the Early Tour Didn't Lack Determination or Style

FROM THE FRINGE
A PGA Tour Pro Plays the Critical Shot From The Fringe Determined to Hole The Putt

FROM THE BUNKER
A PGA Tour Pro Plays the Critical Bunker Shot for an Up-and-Down and Maybe Even a Hole-Out

CHIP SHOT
A Good Short Game is Money in Your Pocket

OKAY PARTNER
The Nausau is Off to A Good Start as The Drive Is Striped Down the Center of #1

BABE ZAHARIAS - AN INCREDIBLE WOMAN AND ALL-AROUND ATHLETE
"Except perhaps for Arnold Palmer,no golfer has ever been more beloved by the gallery".

C.B. MACDONALD
He is Considered the Father of American Golf Course Architecture

LEE TREVINO - THE HAT TRICK
1971 - THE 100TH BRITISH OPEN - ROYAL BIRKDALE
Trevino Wins The 100TH British Open and Completes a Memorable Hat-Trick

ARNOLD PALMER - MIRACLE DRIVE
1960 US OPEN -CHERRY HILLS
Palmer Drives the Green on #1 and Charges On to Beat Hogan and Nicklaus for the Win

NICKLAUS AND WATSON- THE BATTLE AT TURNBERRY
1977 BRITISH OPEN - TURNBERRY, SCOTLAND
It May Be Among the Greatest Final 36 Holes Ever

ARNOLD PALMER - FROM THE BUNKER
When Asked, "Could You Have Won More with Conservative Play?" He Replied, “No. I Might Have Won Less!"

BEN HOGAN - THE PERFECT GAME
THE MASTERS. AUGUSTA, GA
Ben's Right to Left Ball Flight was Perfect for The National's Fairways

BYRON NELSON
The Father of the Modern Swing and So Much More

IRISH COTTAGE
A Favorite Place and the Perfect Time Together

PINEHURST GATHERING
A Group of Executives Enjoy a Business Outing at the Famous Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina

THE PIPER
A New Day Begins at St. Andrews. The Sound of the Pipes with The Pounding Sea as "Bass Line"

SAM SNEAD
The Slammer… Colorful and Out Spoken and a Winner of over 80 Professional Tournaments