The Closeout

Masters mementos anybody can buy.

W ant to load up on Masters merchandise? It used to be you had to attend the tournament or ask a friend with tickets to shop for you. These days, you can find any number of Masters items online—including some that were only for competitors and club members.

BALL MARKER $9

▶ Simple. Economical. Hey, it’s better than a mouse pad (also $9).

COFFEE MUG $40

▶ Say “Yes, Sir!” to the morning.

GREEN CAP $50

▶ This is regulation caddie gear, along with those famous white jumpsuits.

BERCKMANS RED CAP $80

▶ Berckmans Place is a VIP section, with its own VIP merchandise.

MASTERS PIN FLAG $120

▶ This gets far more valuable when signed by winners ( see top of next column).

CUFF LINKS $130

▶ They change from year to year. Pictured here: 2015.

1934-STYLE HEADCOVER $130

▶ Why 1934? That was the year of the first tournament.

PERFORMANCE GOLF SHIRT $220

▶ A Peter Millar shirt available only to members and Berckmans Place guests.

1996 MASTERS PLATE $500

▶ Members and players used to get two plates a year as gifts.

1947 MASTERS SCRAPBOOK $2,400

▶ A gift from the club to competitors.

MASTERS FLAG WITH 34 CHAMPIONS’ SIGNATURES $10,500

▶ Woods, Nicklaus, Palmer and Tom Watson in the center make it extra valuable.

HORTON SMITH SIGNED BALL $12,000

▶ Autographs were rare in the 1930s, and more so on golf balls.

1953 LOWAMATEUR TROPHY $16,000

▶ Frank Stranahan won it the same year he was low am at the British Open.

1934 MASTERS BADGE, FINAL ROUND $32,000

▶ Paper badges (pre-1961) are the scarcest and most prized among collectors.

ARNOLD PALMER MASTERS TROPHY $444,000

▶ A private investor sold it at auction in December 2016.

HORTON SMITH 1936 GREEN JACKET $682,000

▶ The priciest piece of Masters memorabilia—so far—changed hands in 2013. pricing info: ebay.com puregolfauctions.com mmogolf.com thegolfauction.com greenjacketauctions.com