We’ll have to wait until 2026 to see what impact the USGA’s potential ball rollback will have on tour player driving distance, but if you want to go back in time and perform your own tests on balls from two of the most famous Masters rounds of all time, here’s your chance.
Golden Age Auctions is currently presenting both a ball Tiger Woods used during the final round of his first major win in 1997 and one Jack Nicklaus used in the final round when he triumphed at age 46 in 1986. The story behind each has a familiar thread: Both have been consigned by then-child fans who got the balls as handouts during those famous rounds.
Woods had just made bogey on No. 5 and handed off his offending pellet to nine-year-old Julian Nexsen, who was promptly interviewed by a Washington Times reporter about the event. The ball comes in a frame with the article and Nexsen’s badge from that day.
Young fan Chris Timmerman was attending the 1986 Masters with his father, and they followed Nicklaus for nearly the entire round. Gary Nicklaus was caddieing for his father, and handed over a Nicklaus Tour Balata 392 from the pocket of his coveralls.
MORE GOLF DIGEST MASTERS STORIES
Just three seasons removed from winning its last state championship, and two since last finishing in the top two, the Loveland girls golf team is looking to get
FORT COLLINS – Colorado State women's golf swept the Mountain West's weekly awards for the second time this spring with Andrea Bergsdottir and Kara Kaneshiro
Gilroy Garlic Festival Golf Classic is June 21 The annual Gilroy Garlic Festival Golf Classic will be held June 21 at Gilroy Golf Course, with proceeds to bene
SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Sunriver Resort, the Pacific Northwest's treasured resort destination for families and outdoor adventures, located moments fr