A special piece of Tiger Woods memorabilia worth millions of dollars may be lost forever, according to the billionaire owner.
Tiger Woods is a consensus top-two golfer of all-time. Some would put him ahead of the great Jack Nicklaus, while others will argue the “Golden Bear” holds the spot. After all, it doesn’t look like anyone will ever come close to reaching his 18 majors.
The bottom line is that any special Woods or Nicklaus memorabilia will always fetch a pretty penny. Unfortunately, one of the priciest Woods’ memorabilia pieces may be permanently gone.
That piece would be the very golf ball Tiger Woods used to win the 1997 Masters tournament, his first major victory. Woods shot −18 over the four-day tournament at Augusta to win his first green jacket.
During an interview on the the “Golf’s Journal” podcast, billionaire Warren Stephens explained how the 1997 Masters ball came into his family’s possessions, and how it may be lost for good:
“My oldest son was 11, he was sitting on 18 when Tiger walked off. Tiger or Fluff put the ball, gave the ball to our son. Now, the million-dollar question is where is it? And I’m not 100 per cent sure. I’m not really sure. Um, I think we’ve still got it somewhere…Well, it’s probably in our house somewhere.”
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Stephens called it a “million-dollar question.” Knowing the value of rare Woods memorabilia, it’s more of a “multi-million-dollar question.” Perhaps Stephens should hire a crew to come to his house and see if they can locate the ball.
A long list of injuries and personal life issues (including his highly publicized cheating scandal and divorce from Elin Nordegren) has limited Woods’ availability on the PGA tour over the past 15 years. He won the 2019 Masters to end an 11-year major drought.
The Lost Tiger Woods Golf Ball Must Be Found
A billionaire like Stephens can afford to get by without the finding of the 1997 Masters golf ball. But there are countless golf fans, players and historians who would appreciate the priceless artifact if it ever turned up.
Stephens may not be sure where it is, but if his son didn’t give it away voluntarily, he may as well search the home. That’s a once-in-a-lifetime memorabilia piece that must be found.
