Professional golf memorabilia is part of a larger category of sports memorabilia collectables, as you’d expect. Some sports enthusiasts focus solely on their favorites, and golf in general has an enormous and dedicated following. Golf-memorabilia collectors tend to zero in specific items, like golf balls, trading cards, pin flags, photos, score cards, golf bags, and more.
How much is golf memorabilia worth?
Gold memorabilia associated with or signed by famous golfers like Tiger Woods or Arnold Palmer can go for hundreds of dollars. Super-valuable pieces have included Francis Oimet’s 1913 US Open Gold Medal for $80,736 at auction, a Square Toe Iron from the 1700s for $82,026.05, and Scotty Cameron’s hand stamped gold plated victory putters for $107,460.
It’s worth seeing what the memorabilia in your personal collection might be worth, especially if it’s collecting dust right now.
What makes golf memorabilia valuable?
Sports memorabilia more broadly tends to hold value based on the following criteria:
- As we mentioned, items signed by major figures in the sport often fetch very high prices, but they usually needs to be authenticated by a reliable appraiser first. Phony or mass-produced signatures are abundant, but worthless.
- The material value of the signed item. A signed trophy is going to go for a great deal more than a signed score card.
- The condition of the item.
- The rarity of the item.
- Trends in the collecting world.
Trends can be affected by the sport today, by the history in the making. Memorabilia attached to a golfer who suddenly breaks a record, wins a championship, gets elected to the Hall of Fame, or dies can rise in value overnight.
Get your golf collectibles sold at auction
We can help you get top dollar for your golf memorabilia. It starts with an appraisal, which can help us estimate a figure and determine whether it would be worth bringing your piece to auction.
Once at live auction or online auction, we’ll market your pieces to enthusiastic sports collectors who are going to be more willing to pay you for what the pieces are worth than your average online (e.g. eBay or Craigslist) buyer who just wants a deal. We’ll do your item or collection justice.
