Jots from Jeff

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For a sport that was once considered elitist, Woods has changed the face of golf. But there is not a golfer – including the ones on the PGA tour – who doesn’t recognize that Woods’ achievements have helped the entire sport, memorabilia with equal gusto.

Just take a look at some very recent Tiger Woods memorabilia auction results. A single baseball signed by Woods was auctioned for $5975 in a Heritage Auction last month. That is incredible. Of course, collectors know that celebrities, including athletes, sign baseballs. Rock performers, including Clapton, Dylan, the Stones, and the Beatles have signed baseballs. Abbott and Costello, Frank Sinatra, Humphrey Bogart, Bob Hope, George Burns, and every US President since William Howard Taft signed baseballs. But for a baseball autographed by a golf star auctioned for nearly $6000 is remarkable. In that same Heritage auction, a golf flag signed by Woods and Jack Nicklaus from the 2006 Presidents Cup Team went for $1554. Sure, I would rather have a signed baseball than a flag, but $1554 for the flag is pretty incredible as well, as flags typically are not highly collectible. (more…)