£722,500: "Most Valuable Golf Painting" Sold

I'm not sure if this is the amount Royal Blackheath was looking for from the auction of Henry Callender's 18th century portrait, but they will need to buy their land from The Crown.

Just a reminder, the club is one of the oldest on the planet but has been leasing their land from The Crown, which now has offered the parcel for sale, according to reports. This forced their hand, leading to a sale of art that had been hanging on their wall since the 1800s.

From an unbylined BBC story.