‘Tiger Slam’ clubs used by Tiger Woods to win 4 majors sell for a record-breaking US$5 million at auction
- Arguably the most accomplished set of irons and wedges in golf history sold for US$5,156,162 at Golden Age Auctions
- It shattered the previously reported record for golf memorabilia held by Horton Smith’s green jacket, which sold in 2013 for US$682,000
The Tiger Woods irons he used to win four majors in a row from 2000 to 2001 sold at auction for a record-breaking price.
The Titleist 681-T iron set that helped Woods win the “Tiger Slam” sold for US$5,156,162 at Golden Age Auctions on Sunday, shattering all previous records for golf memorabilia held by Horton Smith’s green jacket, which sold in 2013 for US$682,000.
The clubs were first bought in 2010 by Houston businessman Todd Brock, who kept them in a frame in his office, but said the market was ready to realise the real value of the golf collectibles. He wasn’t wrong.
“I’ve had them for 12 years now, and I haven’t told anybody that I owned them. They were in a really nice frame in my office and I’m not an investor in memorabilia, so nobody was seeing the irons,” Brock said.
“I’ve had the opportunity to see these for 12 years and it’s like a Rembrandt, where somebody takes it to their castle and it’s never seen again. I felt blessed that I got to hang out with them and look at them, but it’s time for somebody else to do something bigger and better with them.”
Bidding started at modest US$25,000 but quickly escalated. In the final hours of the bidding, the price leapt by millions.
The set included two PW Titleist Forged irons and two custom Vokey wedges stamped “TIGER”. The 58-degree wedge is bent to 56 degrees and hand stamped “56*”, while there is an incredible wear mark on the face of the 8 iron.
