Woods’ Ball From 1997 Masters Sells for $64,000

Tiger Woods (R) of the U.S. is given the victor's green jacket by Nick Faldo (L) of Britain after winning the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga., on April 13, 1997. Gary Hershorn/Reuters

A golf ball Tiger Woods gave to a young fan during the final round of his victorious 1997 Masters tournament has sold for $64,124, auction house Golden Age Auctions said on Sunday.

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.