From 1995 to 2002/2004 Kenneth Reed was commissioned
by the Championship committee of the Royal and
Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews and the United States Golf
Association to create the official posters for
their respective Open Championships. These
feature a strong art-deco style with bright
and bold colours - a departure from the
artist's distinctive oils and watercolours.
George F. Peper, Editor-in Chief of Golf
Magazine, in praising the posters commissioned for
the Centennial Open, wrote "Even before he
became a painter, Ken Reed was an
outstanding graphic artist, and he has returned to that discipline for the series of posters that commemorate the Centennial U.S. Open. Combining an art-deco style with bright modern colours, his designs celebrate the pageantry of Shinnecock in 1995, while honoring the long and distinguished history of America's national championship".