About

The Golf Auction specializes in a wide variety of exclusive golf memorabilia and collectibles: Masters® badges, flags and autographs; vintage hickory clubs; vintage golf balls; golf books; Scotty Cameron putters and putter covers; Tiger Woods memorabilia; vintage golf cards; and player-direct memorabilia from current and former PGA stars. The vintage golf memorabilia market is maturing, and a high-end golf auction house is needed to help develop it.

We recently set another world record with the sale of a multi-signed 1934 Augusta National Invitational Tournament (Masters) Series Badge for $470,000 — the highest amount ever paid for a golf ticket or badge at auction. We have handled player collections from Payne Stewart, Sam Snead, Arnold Palmer, Nancy Lopez, Hale Irwin, Chi-Chi Rodriguez and many more.

For sellers

Golf memorabilia consigned to The Golf Auction receives the best exposure to ensure it earns fair market value. We advertise continually in Sports Collectors Digest, mail directly to the Golf Collectors Society in the U.S. and U.K., exhibit at sports and golf memorabilia shows, and email over 35,000 sports and golf collectors. Call (813) 340-6179 to discuss consigning.

For buyers

TheGolfAuction.com is the site for the finest golf collectibles — autographed Tiger Woods memorabilia, champion-signed Masters® flags, Jack Nicklaus signed British Open items, vintage Masters® badges, hickory clubs, members’ gifts, vintage golf balls and Arnold Palmer signed memorabilia. A preview opens a week before each auction goes live; registered bidders receive email updates on special consignments.

Our team

Kip Ingle — Co-Founder

Kip brings a wealth of experience in the sports memorabilia industry. He spent ten years in front-office sports management with the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Cardinals, and from 1994 through the 2024 U.S. Open worked for the United States Golf Association in tournament operations at U.S. Open Championships. His familiarity with the autographs of professional baseball players and golfers is relied on by James Spence Authentication (JSA).

Kenley Matheny — President, MMO Golf

Kenley spent much of the 1990s chasing golf and sports autographs over 200 days a year and forged friendships with golf legends including Sam Snead, with whom he did several private signings. He is also a collector of fine Masters items.

Aaron Behar — CFO

An entrepreneur who spent several years in the charity golf tournament industry before co-founding MMO Golf with Kenley Matheny, Aaron is responsible for the day-to-day and financial operations of The Golf Auction.

Bob Muir — Ownership Team

A 1991 Juris Doctor from Duquesne University School of Law, Bob is recognized in collecting circles as having one of the finest known Arnold Palmer collections of autographed material. A long-time member of the Golf Heritage Society, he currently serves as its Vice President.