A golf ball Tiger Woods gave to a young fan during the final round of his victorious 1997 Masters tournament fetches $64,124 at an auction
According to the auctioneers,"dozens of people" witnessed the moment Woods handed the ball to Nexsen.
Woods bogeyed the fifth hole and handed the ball to Julian Nexsen, who was nine years old at the time. Bidding for the Titleist ball, which has 'Tiger' stamped on it, began at $500 when Nexsen put it up for auction on March 27, the auction site said on Sunday. "Unless Tiger himself or his caddie Fluff intentionally saved a ball from this historic final round , this may be the only confirmed golf ball from the final round of Tiger Woods' first major championship victory," Golden Age Auctions said.According to the auctioneers, "dozens of people" witnessed the moment Woods handed the ball to Nexsen. It was also featured in the Washington Times newspaper the next day.
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