Style: The Haig Played In Colour

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Walter Hagen had a refined style not fully captured in black and white.

Colourful is an adjective often associated with Walter Hagen’s flamboyant personality but is given a literal meaning with this colourised 1926 photo at England’s Wentworth Club. Tom Whitehouse and brother Chris, who colourise black-and-white sports photos for their company, ManCave Pictures, added more than 70 layers to uncover the light colours favoured by Hagen and the subdued hues of ’20s-era British crowds. The seafoam blue accents capture Hagen’s refined style. It’s a polished touch from the man who rose from modest beginnings as a caddie at the Country Club of Rochester – a few kilometres from Oak Hill, site of this month’s PGA Championship – to win 11 Majors and elevate the status of golf professionals previously regarded as unkempt sportsmen. 

Photo colorisation by ManCave pictures

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