2023 June Golf Memorabilia Auction - Closing Date 6/18/2023
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/19/2023
1997 Masters Embroidered Flag with Full Embroidered Center Logo
No introduction is needed for this flag widely regarded as the most coveted ever distributed to golf tournament patrons, but we will provide you with it anyway. In 1997, the Augusta National featured a new pin flag in their vast souvenir shop at the Masters. This for the first time was a heavier yellow nylon material, measuring 17 3/4 X 12 3/4 with grommets. It also featured a completely embroidered center logo of the United States. This new flag was more receptive to a good looking signature for autograph fans using "sharpie pens". An instant hit with Masters patrons, this flag sold out early in the week of the Masters and this version has never been sold again through the Augusta National. Introduced in 1997 at the Masters in his first appearance as a professional golfer at the tournament, he had appeared previously as an amateur, was Tiger Woods. As the flag took souvenir hunters by storm that week, Tiger took the world of golf that week by storm winning the Masters by 12 strokes for his first Major victory. His(-18)score set the tournament record for low four day score. In the aftermath, we all know that Tiger has gone on to three more Masters titles and acclaim as the "Most Marketable Athlete in the World". Meanwhile the Masters pin flag have become the item of choice for golf autograph collectors today. The collision of these two great marketable items Tiger to the golf world, and a one-year styled pin flag from that memorable 1997 Masters have led to a huge secondary market for the limited number of 1997 Masters flags available. Verified prices for the 1997 Masters flags include Ebay realized prices of $5,300 and $5,800 (unsigned) and $6,800 at the National Sports Collectors show in Chicago for a flag autographed by Tiger with Upper Deck authentication. Please note that while the center logo shines bright, there is blemishing in the upper right and bottom left corners, along with two small spots of discoloration on the verso as depicted in the accompanying photos.
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