2001 SP Authentic Golf Cards

Product Details

One of the most popular modern golf products and home of the top Tiger Woods rookie card, 2001 SP Authentic Golf still offers a lot to collectors many years after the official release.

Hobby boxes average one relic card and two autographs. There is also the Rack Pack format for 2001 Upper Deck Golf with 2001 SP Authentic Golf Preview packs.

2001 SP Authentic Golf Set Details

The full 2001 SP Authentic Golf base set is comprised of 136 cards but covers several different subsets. First up, the true base cards occupy the first 44 cards in the set. Other base subsets, including Fairway Greats, Major Players and Ambassadors of Golf add 46 more, for a total of 90 base cards. All 90 cards are also available in a Gold parallel that is numbered to 500.

Getting down to one of the biggest draws of 2001 SP Authentic Golf, Authentic Stars includes most of the rookie cards and are all numbered. Six of these cards are signed, including rookie cards for Tiger Woods, David Duval and Sergio Garcia.

The unsigned cards are numbered to 2,999 copies and the signed versions are limited to 900. Notable base rookie cards include Adam Scott and Matt Kuchar. All of the Authentic Stars cards have a Gold parallel that is limited to 100 copies.

Obviously, the Tiger Woods rookie card is the biggest possible hit. The base rookie cards still regularly sells for thousands and that amount can be much more for high grades and the Gold parallel.

Several simple inserts fill out the rest of the checklist, leaving the two primary hit possibilities. Tour Swatch relics (1:23 packs) include a small event-worn shirt piece and are also available in several parallels. In addition to the base relics, which are not numbered, Green (#/500), Red (#/250), Silver (#/100) and Gold (#/25) parallels provide additional rarity.

Sign of the Time autographs fall 1:12 packs and cover an impressive assortment of current and former PGA stars. The checklist includes golfing heavyweights Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer, among many others. There is also a Gold parallel that is limited to 25 copies.

In addition to the main signed insert, there is a Red Sign of the Times set that focuses solely on Tiger Woods. The autographed cards have a different image and print run for Woods, with each documenting a notable moment.

Collectors should be aware there is a separate 2001 SP Authentic Golf Preview set that was originally available in Upper Deck Golf rack packs. It is clearly noted with "Preview" on the cards.