Sports Cards Ate My Brain

My dad taught me how to golf while I was in elementary school and he and I would play occasionally at local courses around Athens, Georgia. We also watch a lot of golf coverage on TV. The big three were all around when I was young but Jack Nicklaus quickly became my favorite player and I would imitate him in the yard with wiffle golf balls. Over the years I've purchased golf cards as they've come out, starting in the early 90's with the Pro Set releases. I really enjoyed the Upper Deck releases and bought a few of the more expensive packs when I could. When I pulled this card out of a pack I almost fell out of my chair. Having a card with three of the all-time greats represented tops my memorabilia card list.

To recap:  These are the cards I would take with me if I could take ten 9-card pages with me to Mars. I decided that each part of my collection cannot have more than one page.  The cards must fit into a regulation page as far as height and width but I am taking liberties with how thick some of the cards are. When I told a friend that I would be talking about golf cards today he said "They make golf cards?" They do indeed. 2001 Upper Deck #1 Tiger Woods popularity was the driving reason that Upper Deck decided to produce golf cards.  This is his rookie card. 2003 Upper Deck #48 Annika was the best female golfer in the world for several years.  She even appeared in a men's tournament.  Upper Deck added LPGA golfers for the first time in 2003. 2004 Upper Deck Promos #69 I have three promo cards from the 2004 set.  I think they came packaged with a price guide magazine that is no longer published.  I've seen a few of these onl...