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Tiger Woods “Tiger Slam” Irons Nearing $1 Million at Golden Age Golf Auctions Spring Event

Golden Age Golf Auctions is in the midst of its Spring 2022 auction. The auction launched March 23, 2022 3:30 PM EST and goes until April 9, 2022. The auction house has many rare and unique items for serious golf collectors. Some of the items may be museum worthy, and others are going to be taken down by serious sports collectibles buyers who are either collectors or who are investors. All in all there are 662 lots available for bidding.

The auction’s top draw by far is going to be Tiger Woods’ 2000-2001 “Tiger Slam” winning irons. This lot is already in the hundreds of thousands of dollars with a lot of time left to go. This is the sort of lot most viewers would probably expect to see in a museum.

Collectors Dashboard evaluates collectibles as an alternative asset class. The same capital that could have been invested into stocks or bonds is being used to buy high-end collectibles. True sports collectors and hobbyists have a passion to own certain cards or memorabilia for quite a long time. The investor class in collectibles is solely buying an asset to sell at a later date for a profit. This keeps collectors and investors in a constant battle for who can win in auctions.

Here are some of the many golf collectibles that the golf collector should be aware of. Images below are from Golden Age Golf Auctions.

Lot #1 is the prized Tiger Woods’ 2000-2001 Tiger Slam Winning Irons with an opening bid of $25,000.00 the irons currently stand at $850,101.00 after 40 bids. According to Golden Age Golf Auctions, these are the actual irons and wedges that Tiger Woods used in 2000 and 2001. These include capturing four consecutive Major Championship titles – now known as the Tiger Slam.

Tiger Woods Tiger Slam Irons

Golden Age Golf Auctions described the provenance of these clubs further:

“In the 12 years since they first surfaced in the collector market in our 2010 auction, the Tiger Slam irons have been displayed privately in a Houston office complex – appreciated only by the occasional visitor with a passing interest in golf. Over the past several years, we have repeatedly pleaded with Brock [the owner] to let us showcase them to the world. Yes, the collector market has matured a lot since the dark days of 2010. But it was never about the money, even though these clubs will likely reset the record books. Instead, it was about timing. When was the collector market finally ready to appreciate the value of the very best golf collectibles, and ready to appropriately appreciate Tiger Woods and his position in history.”

Other lots are also impressive, albeit the difference between the “Tiger Slam” and anything else will feel like they are miles apart.

  • Lot # 4: Sam Snead’s 1952 Masters Tournament Gold Medal with an opening bid of $10,000.00 and currently at $34,525.00 after 14 bids.
  • Lot # 5: Tiger Woods’ Actual “Backup” Putter – c1998s Scotty Cameron PPP Newport II with an opening bid of $1,000.00 and currently at $17,445.00 after 31 bids.
  • Lot # 3: Finest Known Bobby Jones Signed 1920s Golf Ball with an opening bid of $5,000.00 and currently at $15,692.00 after 14 bids.
  • Lot # 2: Ben Hogan Actual Irons from Magical 1953 Season with an opening bid of $5,000.00 and currently at $11,789.00 after 11 bids.
  • Lot # 11: 1934 Masters Tournament Program with an opening bid of $500.00 and currently at $11,630.00 after 25 bids.
  • Lot # 13: Tom Morris Signed Cabinet Card Photograph with a starting bid of $500.00, and a current price of $4,076.00 after 22 bids.
  • Lot # 6: 1992 Tiger Woods PGA Debut Ticket (Signed by 16 year old Tiger) with an opening bid of $5,000.00. No bid has yet to be put in.