The annual auction held on TheGolfAuction.com site included the sale of a Masters flag signed by 34 past Masters champions for a world-record $11,460. The site is now gearing up for its next auction around the U.S. Open and is soliciting submissions to be sold.
The annual auction that it held this year from March 30-April 10 to feature Masters tournament memorabilia again yielded record sales, TheGolfAuction.com, a site specializing in golf memorabilia, reported.
One of the highlights of this year’s auction, a Masters flag signed by 34 of the past Masters Champions (prior to 2008), sold for a world-record $11,640, the site reported. “Seldom do you find a Masters flag with 34 signatures and the opportunity to add more names,” said Kip Ingle, co-founder of The Golf Auction. “With Bubba Watson, [Phil] Mickelson, [Jordan] Spieth, [Adam] Scott and now [Danny] Willett [among the champions whose signatures could be added, [the flag] could easily hold more than 40 Masters Champions’ signatures, making it even more valuable.”
A scarcely-seen 1933 postal envelope commemorating the course opening of Augusta (Ga.) National Golf Club fetched $4,372, when items of that nature typically only bring in $100 to $200, TheGolfAuction.com reported. But this commemorative cover, the site reported, was signed by Bobby Jones with his full Robert T. Jones, Jr. signature and was postmarked from Augusta.
Another notable Masters item, Arnold Palmer’s tournament ball, from his first Masters championship and first major victory when he defeated Ken Venturi in 1958, sold for $12,022.
According to Ingle, several of Palmer’s items did very well in the auction.
“Masters tickets and badges always bring in a premium price in The Golf Auction,” he said. “Arnold Palmer’s 1960 Masters’ ticket, his third win at Augusta, sold for $2,657 and his signed 1962 Masters badge from his fourth victory at Augusta sold for $5,829.”
Some of The Golf Auction’s other featured items in this auction included Ben Hogan’s golf ball from 1951 U.S. Open, which sold for $5,096, Ed Furgol’s 1954 U.S. Open ball, which sold for $4,158 and Cary Middlecoff’s 1955 Masters ball, which sold for $3,980.
In previous years, The Golf Auction had auctioned off one of the few remaining Sunday tickets from the inaugural Masters Tournament in 1934, known then as the “Augusta National Invitational” Tournament, and it sold for $31,987.25. Also, Lloyd Mangrum’s 1946 U.S. Open Champions Medal sold for $40,678.
The Golf Auction’s next auction will be leading up to and during this year’s U.S. Open at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club and will end June 19, 2016. There is still a limited amount of time left to submit high-end golf consignments to be a part of this auction, the site says. A preview of the items for this auction begins June 1. Registered bidders will receive e-mail updates on special golf memorabilia that has been consigned to The Golf Auction.
The Golf Auction, LLC founded by Kip Ingle, Aaron Behar and Kenley Matheny, specializes exclusively in golf memorabilia and collectibles, including but not limited to: Masters tournament badges, flags, and autographs; vintage golf equipment; golf books; Scotty Cameron putters and putter covers; Tiger Woods golf memorabilia and autographed golf memorabilia, as well as player direct memorabilia from current and former PGA stars.
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