A figure that eclipsed the amount an early 18th-century Scottish club raised when it went under the hammer for $ 150,000 at Sotheby 's annual golfing memorabilia auction held in Musselburgh near Edinburgh . Golf memorabilia remains popular with collectors despite tough economic times . The most valuable items can be sold at auction for as much as $ 500,000 . Programs from golf 's classics and the Ryder Cup are the most collectable .
Golf memorabilia remains popular with collectors despite tough economic times . The most valuable items can be sold at auction for as much as $ 500,000 . Programs from golf 's classics and the Ryder Cup are the most collectable .