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A Golf Ball Tiger Woods gave to a 9-year-old boy during the 1997 Masters has sold for More Than $64,000.

Woods handed The Ball to Julian Nexsen during his Final Round , After he made a bogey on the fifth hole.

The Ball was put up for auction on 27 March - After a starting bid of $500, it fetched $64,124. 40 (£51,626) when the auction closed on Sunday.

The Tournament was Woods' first major championship victory and made him the youngest player to win The Masters .

The victory set the tone for Woods' record-breaking career. His four-day score was 270, 18 under Par - breaking the previous record held by Jack Nicklaus .

Said it is likely to be the only known ball from the Final Round .

" Unless Tiger himself or his caddie Fluff intentionally saved a ball from this historic Final Round [which we doubt], this may be the only confirmed Golf Ball from the Final Round of Tiger Woods ' first Major Championship victory, " the Auction House Said .

The auctioneers say dozens of people witnessed Woods give The Ball to Mr Nexsen, including a reporter from the Washington Times.

Mr Nexsen's interaction with Woods was featured in the Washington Times' article on The Paper 's Front Page The Next day.

" After making his first bogey in 36 holes yesterday, Woods stopped on His Way to The Sixth tee to give a ball to 9-year-old Julian Nexsen of Greenville, SC [South Carolina ], " The Paper reported.

The newspaper cutting, Mr Nexsen's badge from the 1997 Masters Tournament , pairings sheets from the Sunday Final Round and the Golf Ball have been framed together ever since.

Mr Nexsen signed a legal declaration, certifying the authenticity of the Golf Ball and The Story of that Final Round interaction with Woods.

Twenty-six years on, Woods is still Playing - But because of injury.

Source of news: bbc.com