Like any sport, collecting the tool that the athlete wins the game with can be valuable. A Babe Ruth baseball bat is associated with the potential home runs hit with it. Same interest goes for golf clubs and accessories found in the game of golf. Tiger Woods is the greatest golfer of the modern era. And now we have just seen Tiger Woods backup putter sell for six figures.
Specific trophies, clubs, and props of Tiger Woods have commanded high prices over time. Perhaps the question for even the most mildly interested golf fan is how much will you pay to own Tiger Woods personal putter?
The Summer 2021 Auction from Golden Age Golf Auctions featured a Tiger Woods’ Personal 2002 Scotty Cameron Backup Putter. The sale closed on August 28, 2021 and realized a price of $393,300.00 after 26 bids. Collectors Dashboard had been following the sale since the starting bid of $25,000.00.
Collectors Dashboard evaluates collectibles as an alternative asset class. This means collectibles are attracting the same capital that could have been invested into stocks or bonds. Many collectibles now cost thousands of dollars (or much more). Collectors with a passion to own a collectible for years frequently have to compete directly against investors whose only desire is to make a profit in the future.
Lot #4 was Tiger Woods’ Personal 1990s Red Dot Newport II Putter which had a starting bid of $10,000.00 sold for $19,326.00 after 6 bids.
Of the Tiger Woods putters available the 1997 Masters putter is likely the most recognizable. Following the 1997 masters Scotty Cameron made 21 exact replicas of the putter Tiger used in the game. Lot #7 in this auction is number 13 of 21. This putter sold for $30,650.40 after 36 bids. Collectors Dashboard has been following the storied putter since the first $1,000.00 starting bid was placed.
Collectors Dashboard wrote in detail about this item offered and who Scotty Cameron was in relation to this golf club. The sale included a letter of Authenticity from Scotty Cameron to accompany the sale.
With the final prices of Tiger Woods’ Putter realized the world of Golf has a barometer for prices paid in 2021. The iconic status of Tiger Woods is sealed into sports records. When a golfer sinks the putt from across the green what does he or she first hold up to the crowd’s instant roar? A golf putter of course! Perhaps the new owners of the iconic putters are doing the same happy reaction of sinking a putt by holding up an auction win from Golden Age golf auctions.
