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Tiger Woods memorabilia continues to be a hot seller this year. The latest example came Sunday, after a Scotty Cameron signed by Woods sold at auction for more than $300,000. The signed Scotty Cameron ‘Red Dot’ Newport 2 is the same model Woods used to win 14 of his 15 majors. This putter is said to have been made as a backup for Woods’ gamer before being signed by him at a 2005 fundraiser for the Tiger Woods Learning Center and auctioned off. Woods usually tested the backups to ensure they were to his liking but confirming that he used them is difficult because he did so in private. The signature ensures that Woods handled this putter, however. Before being auctioned this year, it was owned for the past 17 years by the same person who bought it at that 2005 fundraiser. The putter sold for $328,577, just a few months after the set of irons purported to be used by Woods in the famous Tiger Slam of 2000-01 went for more than $5 million. Four backup putters belonging to Woods have been sold at auction before this one, and this signed Cameron fell just short of the highest bid for any of those clubs. Another Woods backup sold in August 2021 for $393,000. The first one sold in 2015 for $29,000, according to Golf Digest, and another sold three years later for $44,000. In 2020, another Woods backup fetched $154,928. “The golf collecting industry has traditionally lagged behind other sports. But that’s been changing in a big way as collectors race to acquire the best Tiger Woods items,” said Ryan Carey, owner of Golden Ague Auctions, which hosted the bidding. “Over the past year, Tiger Woods has become his own collecting category. Collectors are starting to treat him and collect him like other GOATs – Michael Jordan, Tom Brady and Mickey Mantle.” This auction, which closed Sunday, also included another Scotty Cameron putter made for Woods ($86,525) and a wedge used by Woods ($39,816). Arnold Palmer’s “Old Faithful” putter was the auction’s second-costliest item, going for $126,680, followed by the Woods putter and Dwight Eisenhower’s clubs, which went for $59,731. Items from the auction can be viewed here.

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Field for the RBC Heritage (How they qualified) Past champions of the RBC Heritage Wesley Bryan Glen Day Jim Furyk Branden Grace Matt Kuchar Davis Love III Graeme McDowell Winner – U.S. Open or PGA Championship playing 15 events last yr. Vijay Singh Winner – U.S. Open/PGA Championship (starting with 2005 winners) Jason Dufner Dustin Johnson Martin Kaymer Winner – THE PLAYERS Championship (Last 5 Years) Si Woo Kim Winner – The Open Championship (last 5 years) Zach Johnson Winner – THE TOUR Championship (last 3 years) Xander Schauffele Winner – HSBC Champions – Last 3 years Russell Knox Winners of the Arnold Palmer Inv. & the Memorial (Last 3 Years) Marc Leishman David Lingmerth William McGirt Winner – Prior Year U.S. Amateur Championship Doc Redman Winner – FedEx Cup – Last Five Years Billy Horschel Member of Last Named U.S. Ryder Cup Team Ryan Moore Brandt Snedeker Member of Last Named U.S. Presidents Cup Team Kevin Chappell Charley Hoffman Kevin Kisner Member of Last Named International Presidents Cup Team Emiliano Grillo Adam Hadwin Anirban Lahiri Charl Schwartzel Top 50 – World Golf Ranking – Graduate Decline System Paul Casey Tyrrell Hatton Brian Harman Francesco Molinari Patrick Cantlay Ross Fisher Matthew Fitzpatrick Webb Simpson Cameron Smith Satoshi Kodaira Dylan Frittelli Sponsors Exemptions – Web.com Tour Finals Jonathan Byrd Corey Conners Sponsors Exemptions – Members not otherwise exempt Darren Clarke Carl Pettersson Sponsors Exemptions – Unrestricted David Hearn Philip Knowles Dru Love Sam Saunders PGA Section Champ/Player of the Year Steve Scott Career Money Exemption K.J. Choi Top 125 on Prior Year’s FedExCup Points List Bill Haas Mackenzie Hughes Hudson Swafford Charles Howell III Lucas Glover Kevin Na Bryson DeChambeau Luke List Ian Poulter Stewart Cink Scott Brown Martin Laird Sung Kang Ollie Schniederjans Sean O’Hair Robert Streb Bud Cauley Grayson Murray James Hahn Kevin Tway Danny Lee Kelly Kraft Rod Pampling Jason Kokrak Jonas Blixt Chad Campbell Chris Stroud Kevin Streelman Cody Gribble Cheng Tsung Pan Whee Kim Harold Varner III Chris Kirk Nick Taylor Camilo Villegas J.J. Spaun Scott Piercy Patton Kizzire Michael Kim Scott Stallings Byeong Hun An Martin Flores D.A. Points Luke Donald Richy Werenski Ryan Blaum Geoff Ogilvy Robert Garrigus Brian Gay Vaughn Taylor Steve Stricker Derek Fathauer Tyrone Van Aswegen Harris English Dominic Bozzelli Nick Watney John Huh Blayne Barber Ben Martin Rory Sabbatini J.J. Henry Top 125 (Medical) Ryan Palmer Michael Thompson Current Tournament Winners Ryan Armour Aaron Baddeley Greg Chalmers Austin Cook Matt Every Brice Garnett Fabián Gómez Billy Hurley III Peter Malnati Ted Potter, Jr. Brian Stuard FedExCup Points – 5 players not otherwise eligible Chesson Hadley Beau Hossler Andrew Landry Tom Hoge Brandon Harkins Major Medical Extension John Senden Jon Curran Bob Estes

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