Lot # 136: Rare Early White Masters Flag Signed by 29 Champions

Category: Golf Flags

Starting Bid: $300.00

Bids: 16 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Spring 2014 Auction",
which ran from 3/26/2014 4:00 PM to
4/13/2014 1:00 PM



Ben Hogan

 

Rare Early White Masters Flag

Signed by 29 Champions

        Presented here is the rare unofficial White Masters Flag from the early 1990's. Despite not being produced by Augusta National, this flag has long been sought-after by collectors, as only 100 of them are believed to exist. Before Augusta National ever sold a golf flag at the Masters Tournament, this flag was created by an Ohio collector in the early 1990's for the purpose of obtaining Masters Champions autographs; meaning that this collector had the idea of creating a Masters flag years before The Masters Tournament even did.

        Almost all of those 100 flags that were produced were mailed to Masters Champions and it's that reason why these rare flags are almost always found on the collector market single-signed by former Masters Champions. The prior owner of this flag, however, has taken it a step further and created what is almost certainly the finest White "Champs Flag" in existence.

        In all, an impressive 29 Masters Champions have autographed this rare flag, including a couple that were no doubt duped into signing it because the flag is white and not the familiar yellow (we're looking at you Tom Watson and Fred Couples).

        The 29 Masters Champions that have autographed this flag include:
 

Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Gary Player
Tom Watson
Fred Couples
Ben Crenshaw
Phil Mickelson
Nick Faldo
Billy Casper
Adam Scott
Bubba Watson
Tommy Aaron (signed twice)
Ian Woosnam
Mark O'Meara
Mike Weir
Zach Johnson
Craig Stadler
Trevor Immelman
Vijay Singh
Sandy Lyle
Jack Burke, Jr.
Bob Goalby
Fuzzy Zoeller
Angel Cabrera
Charles Coody
Doug Ford
Bernhard Langer
Charl Schwartzel
Ray Floyd