Seemingly out of it with a horrible tee shot on the 2nd playoff hole, Watson could only wait and see what his opponent Oosthauizen would do with his tee shot. Much to Watson’s surprise, Oosthauizen hit a poor tee shot as well into the rough. Then upon watching his playoff opponent have his approach shot on #10 come up short on the front bank leading up to the green, Watson began to formulate his plan.

What came next was a truly remarkable wedge shot up and through the trees that hooked just to the right enough to put Bubba Watson in position to putt for his first win in a Major golf tournament. Oosthauizen proceeded to chip past the hole with his 3rd shot leaving him with a downhill tricky putt for par. It wasn’t meant to be for the South African as the ball rolled past the hole and a putt for bogey five by Louis Oosthauizen opened the door for Watson, meaning he only needed to 2 putt from about 10 feet to win the tournament. Much to Watson and his caddie’s dismay, that putt for birdie curled a bit left and missed the hole. But, a tap in 8″ putt sealed the deal and Bubba Watson in 2012 became champion of The Masters.

His attitude and style are huge for the game of golf. He has an amazing following of the younger generation of golfers. Bubba Watson autographs will be through the roof as a result of this big time win. Undoubtedly Bubba Watson signed a ton of autographs and took a good amount of pictures following the green jacket presentation. Hopefully his current ride of success will continue.

One could say they didn’t win it. Another could say they came close. Yet another could say they had it and gave it away. But realistically, wasn’t it a huge accompishment to make it to the final game? To make it through any tournament at any level in any sport is a difficult process. Off days, bad calls, lesser talent all play a part in the outcome of a game. At any one time you can be eliminated immediately. So to go through numerous games and make it to the finals is actually a huge accomplishment. A win in the Women’s World Cup Finals would have been amazing, but lets not forget what it took to reach that point at that level of play.

The 2011 USA Women’s Soccer Team should certainly be applauded for their efforts! Losing to the 2011 Japan Women’s Soccer Team is certainly heartbreaking but should not take away from their efforts and accomplishments.

Women’s Soccer fans all over the world were surely provided with USA Women’ Soccer Team autographs on USA Women’s Soccer Team Autographed Soccer Balls and USA Women’s Soccer Team Autographed Jerseys. Even the winning Japan Women’s Soccer Team signed some Japan Women’s Soccer Team Autographed Soccer Balls.

Abby Wambach gave it her best for sure. Soccer fans everywhere have been clammering for an Abby Wambach autographed soccer ball.

Lets not get lost in the outcome of the final game. Let applaud the accomplishment of both the USA Women’s Soccer Team and the Japan Women’s Soccer team for getting to the final game of the 2011 Women’s World Cup.

The Green Bay Packers, Aaron Rodgers, and the Pittsburgh Steelers certainly proved us wrong. The Packers just looked so much more aware of what was going on the entire game and came out victorious in Super Bowl XLV.

Already out is some fine Super Bowl XLV memorabilia. The Highland Mint as always has some great commemorative items.

If you’re looking for some Green Bay Packers autographs look no further. We have a huge selection of present and past Packers. If you’re a die hard Steelers fan and searching for Pittsburgh Steelers autographs we’ve got you covered as well.

From University of Florida outcast to junior college megastar to 2010 Heisman Trophy winner, Cam Newton is a name people will talk about for generations. The biggest game of his life is quickly approaching in the form of the 2011 BCS National Championship Game. With the holiday season in full swing, Cam Newton autographs were in heavy demand as college football fan’s want to commemorate this incredible quarterback with Cam Newton signed memorabilia.

While the NCAA and others have picked apart his past in delicate detail, the redshirt junior from College Park, Georgia, has ripped through the Southeastern Conference and college football in general this season. In one season, Cam has gone from uncertain potential to one of the best athletes to ever play college football.

He has led an Auburn Tigers football team that went 8-5 last year to a January 10th date with Oregon for the most prestigious accomplishment in college football. Along the way he has created a brand that will make his Auburn Tigers memorabilia a sports fan’s treasure for generations to come.

I look back to the all-time greats when I talk about Cameron “Cam” Newton. Imagine having an autograph from Barry Sanders or Roger Staubach or a young Joe Montana. That is the kind of elite status that a Cam Newton autograph could carry one day.

With likely only one game left to expand on his Auburn University legacy, one can only imagine what kind of performance Cam Newton is ready to have on January 10th, 2011. We should come to expect nothing less than something iconic to solidify the value of Cam Newton autographed memorabilia.

In my latest attempt to become a follower, I come with some of my own. The National Football League is one of the sporting world’s greatest examples of parody. Predictions are often made off of the year before but are typically outdated rather quickly once the regular season begins. I expect this season to be no different.

This may be one of the most anticipated NFL seasons in recent memory due to its surplus of intriguing storylines and questions. Will the Jets back-up their intense swagger depicted on HBO’s “Hard Knocks” and become the kings of New York? Will the Bengals be able to keep all of their troubled star players happy and out of trouble? Can Brett Favre and the Vikings take that next step? Can the New Orleans Saints repeat as Super Bowl Champions?

I’m a firm believer that two of these teams involved in these questions are two of the most talented teams in the league and are bound to meet in Super Bowl XLV at Cowboys Stadium. Those two teams are the Cincinnati Bengals and the New Orleans Saints. It would surely be a profitable Super Bowl for memorabilia distributors as both teams have the star power to make Super Bowl memorabilia and Super Bowl autographs incredibly valuable.

These two teams also simply seem like logical choices although I do expect them to run across arduous competition in their respective conferences. This especially applies to the Saints, who I feel will be heavily battled by a rising San Francisco 49ers team that may only be a year or two away from a Super Bowl of its own.

In Minnesota, it seems that the Vikings gave it their best shot in last season’s shortfall and the recent loss of star receiver Sidney Rice will certainly not help matters. As far as the Bengals, their toughest opponent may come from inside their own locker room where it will be difficult for so many high-profile players with checkered pasts to unite under a single cause. However, if they can, they will be one of the most dangerous teams in the NFL. But not quite dangerous enough to take the league crown.

I see the New Orleans Saints winning Super Bowl XLV and keeping the Vince Lombardi Trophy for one more season until passing it off to one of the NFC’s young, budding teams.

It is still fascinating that at the age of 37, the “Heidi Klum Bikini Body” is still a remarkable standard. After 18 years in the modeling business, the German model is as popular as ever.

A modern day poster girl, who wouldn’t want a Heidi Klum signed picture on their wall or a Heidi Klum autographed photo in their possession?

She has proven to have the unique ability to turn her modeling career into a versatile profession. Among other things, she’s acted, hosted television shows and even followed her husband Seal in his singing footsteps.

Pop culture history will remember her as one of the pioneers for models with aspirations off of the catwalk. You can always remember her with a Heidi Klum autograph, an excellent souvenir for an extraordinary starlet.

Although time has slightly faded, “The Decision” still resonates. LeBron James is now a member of the Miami Heat. So is Dwyane Wade and so is Chris Bosh. This is the biggest thing to hit basketball since some old white guy decided that peach buckets weren’t going to cut it.

Sure, the hype may fade some day, but it certainly won’t be happening anytime soon. Eventually people will stop clamoring for LeBron James autographs and Dwyane Wade autographs, but when that will occur will depend almost solely on championship results.

The fact is that the Heat have built themselves a bonfire of public speculation. The choices are simple, win the 2011 rendition of the NBA Finals or be declared a failure. Wade and friends can try to play it off like this is not the case by saying that the Lakers are the real favorite all that they want to, but absolutely nothing in sports will keep this Heat team below any radar.

Everything that they do will be a national story, especially if it involves losing. Yes, merchandise and signed Miami Heat memorabilia will shoot into another realm of sales if they do win a title, but that does not mean that it will not be fully expected.

The 2011 NBA season will be all about the Heat and that might not necessarily be a good thing for them.

The Yankees and Rays carry some of the biggest names in baseball today and are each trying to distance themselves from the third-place Boston Red Sox. I personally feel that these teams could be setting up for one of the more epic and thrilling pennant races in recent memory.

Tampa Bay has held an advantage over the Red Sox all year, but things have been dead even when it comes to the Yankees. The Yankees and Rays are eight games into their season series and tied at four games apiece. I will honestly be surprised if the division pans out in any way other than the Yankees winning the East and the Rays taking the wild card.

As we all saw this past weekend, the Yankees lineup is every bit as good on the field as it looks on paper. This is an elite team that is making the Bronx proud and keeping the sales of New York Yankees autographs and signed Yankees memorabilia up as high as ever.

The Yankees are in the top ten in every major batting statistic and have few weaknesses on their roster. However, it would also be a huge mistake if I or anyone else overlooked the Rays chances in the division. The Rays are also full of talent, players who fans think of when they think signed baseball memorabilia that they would love to have.

It has not only been the usual names of Longoria, Crawford and Pena, that have stepped up for the Rays this year. Their success also lies in rising stars such as Sean Rodriguez and Rafael Soriano. But the Rays have also started to slightly coast since beginning the season as the hottest team in baseball. They can’t afford many more lost series to the Yankees if they plan on taking the 2010 AL East title.

I know Lou is a true “baseball guy”, but I have to ultimately wonder what took him so long to come to this decision. My impression of Lou Piniella is also a real “family guy”, someone who spends time in Tampa with his family and enjoys a boat, fishing and all Florida life has to offer. Lou Piniella is a “Florida guy”, born and raised in Tampa, Florida and it’s lifestyle.

After starting with the Royals in 1969, Piniella spent 1973-1984 with the New York Yankees. Part of the reason New York Yankees autographs are so sought after today is a credit to the type of Yankee Piniella was. That era continued to build the Yankee mystique and provide the excitement that makes Yankee fans lifelong “New York Yankees Fans”.

A Lou Piniella autographed baseball has always been one of the sought after Yankees autographed baseballs that Yankees fans have wanted in their collection. For him to finally retire from the game can only make them more valuable and sought after.

I hope he hangs around the game in some sort of capacity. Lou Piniella is just the kind of guy that makes interest in the game and desire for baseball memorabilia ever present.

Good for you Lou. Enjoy everything you’ve accomplished with a smile, family nearby, a beer on the table, and a fresh fish you caught that day cooked to your liking.

Tebow, who now plays for the Denver Broncos, takes with him one of the most popular and demanded legacies in the history of collegiate memorabilia.

Stepping in for the Gators will be a fresh, young group led by new redshirt junior quarterback John Brantley who has watched from the sidelines for three years waiting for this opportunity. Thanks to tremendous recruiting, the Gators should only experience a drop-off in experience, not talent, after losing several key players to the NFL.

The new group brings a new feeling to Gainesville and a sure market for a whole new future round of Florida Gators autographs. The opportunity to make an impact in college football is short and intense. The next couple of years will decide whether these players will one day grace NCAA collectibles or go down as just another player that attended the University of Florida.

The 2010 season has already been a very memorable one with plenty of milestones, two no-hitters and two perfect games (three if you would like to make the Armando Galarraga argument). Anytime there is a season with moments like this, it is a given that baseball memorabilia will be at a premium.

It’s an excellent time to remember this year’s all-star class by purchasing items such as autographed baseballs.

Most all of the major players from the 2010 season’s first half were represented when the 2010 MLB All-Star Game took place Tuesday night in Anaheim. Names like Evan Longoria, Joe Mauer and Ubaldo Jimenez were on display at Angel Stadium Of Anaheim. If you were there your big break could have been your chance to acquire some very special signed MLB baseballs.

LeBron James announced that he will be joining Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami to create a historic trio. The three have made everything from Heat season tickets to Miami Heat memorabilia the hottest items in the NBA.

LeBron James autographs have always been in heavy demand and this giant stream of publicity will only make that more prevalent. Anything with a Heat logo and James’ name on it will not stay on shelves long for the next several months. Other great ways to commemorate this monumental event are autographed basketballs or maybe a signed LeBron James 8×10 photo.

There are still plenty of questions that remain for the Heat. The team still has to fill out its currently limited roster, and many will wonder if Pat Riley will really remain content with Erik Spoelstra coaching this superstar-laden team. However, no one will question the excitement that this group will bring to the 2010-2011 NBA season.

Nadal won his first Wimbledon title in 2008, beating Roger Federer in an epic five-set final after losing to the Swiss star in the previous two finals. This time, defeating Berdych for his second Wimbledon title was much easier.

With eight Grand slam Championships to his credit, a Rafael Nadal autograph just became more valuable to own. That achievement, that now includes two Wimbledon crowns, kicks Rafael Nadal memorabilia to the forefront of the tennis world.

You can’t argue the fact the tennis autographs and memorabilia from Federer and Nadal have become huge sellers in the past few years. Those two tennis giants are just that popular around the world.

As of right now, the teams expected to lead the way in the 2010 season are rather familiar. The teams that most expect to be winners are the same teams that are the hottest buys in football memorabilia.

The Saints, Colts, Vikings and Steelers seem to have everyone excited per usual.

However, the NFL is an unpredictable league and there is certainly no guarantee that this year will be kind to any of those teams. The Saints, last year’s darling of Super Bowl collectibles, could very easily be lost in the shuffle of the ever-shifting NFC South.

By season’s end, people may be lining up for autographed footballs from players that are not even household names as of this moment. That is how the NFL, a Mecca of parity, seems to work.

Training camp marks the unofficial start of the professional football season for die-hard fans everywhere. It is a great time to get excited about your team and purchase merchandise like football memorabilia, specifically, autographed football helmets.

Training camp also offers an excellent opportunity for fans to get closer than ever to the players and gather their favorite football autographs.

Taking place on college campuses or in quaint locations, training camp is the closest thing to team intimacy that one can find in the NFL. Many teams have even set up store complexes where fans can buy hats, football jerseys and autographed football memorabilia.

The Cleveland Browns will be the first team to open their 2010 camp when they take the field in Berea, Ohio, on July 23. The rest of the league will begin shortly after with the final teams reporting on August 1.

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