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Warren Buffett’s golf clubs are up for auction (AKA Warren Buffett WITB)

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7 years ago

Jan 25, 2019

He may have a net worth of over $80 billion, but business mogul Warren Buffett isn’t letting go of his golf clubs without getting a return on his investment.

Warren Buffett’s clubs will be auctioned by Boston-based RR Auction, with the lot comprising of Buffett’s personally-owned and used fourteen clubs and customized golf bag.

What does arguably the greatest investor of all time game? The golf clubs include nine Ping Eye2 clubs (wedge, sand wedge, and irons 3-9), an older Ping putter, Callaway Heaven Wood, Callaway Divine Nine, and two Orlimar Trimetal drivers (13° and 16°). Inside one of the bag’s pockets is an assortment of tees and markers from Augusta National and the Seminole Golf Club, and bag tags from the Four Seasons Biltmore in Santa Barbara.

No stranger to auctions, in 2016 Buffet auctioned off “Lunch with Warren Buffett” which fetched a whopping $3.3 million, and according to sources, the 88-year-old’s golf clubs are estimated to collect over $10k.

The golf bag itself features his name embroidered in gold on the front flap, with the logo of Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary NetJets on both sides; attached is a plastic 2005 Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference tag, with affixed green labels, “Buffett” and “88.” Wrapped around the handle of each club is a Warren Buffett property tag, the majority of which read: “Omaha Country Club, Warren Buffett, Omaha, NE 68152.”

The consignor notes: “The clubs were purchased for Warren by the director of the Buffett Foundation and given to Buffett sometime in the 90s. They were his only set of clubs from then until now. The bag was custom made for Warren by NetJets (a Berkshire subsidiary). Warren personally handed me the clubs inside his home in 2016. He gave them to me after my clubs had been stolen. I was engaged to his granddaughter at the time and have had them in my possession up until this point.”

Speaking on this particular lot, Bobby Livingston, Executive VP at RR Auction stated

“Having been well-used by one of the world’s most successful businessmen, these golf clubs are truly remarkable and embody the essence of Buffett’s life and legacy,”

So, GolfWRXers, any takers?

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26 Comments

jake krayson

Jan 28, 2019 at 8:42 pm

what’s the color code on the Ping Eye2’s ?

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Bab A'booey

Jan 28, 2019 at 4:09 pm

Did the guy ever marry his granddaughter, I understand he’s not that charitable to his offspring. I want the Seminole ball markers, maybe the bag, rest goes to 1st tee for a $10 contribution certified by crooked PGA club values on the website.

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joro

Jan 28, 2019 at 10:51 am

Looks like we have a bunch of jealous twits in here on this one. Some have it and some don’t, regardless of how they got it. So go get your own, I just have wonder why they are worth anything,

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JP

Jan 26, 2019 at 12:56 am

He is a very bad tipper.
At the hotel
Check in bellman $5-$10
Check out bellman $5-$10
Bringing up packages $1-$2
Laundry up/down $1-$2
Limo driver to/from airport $10
Waiter/Waitress $5 (regardless of bill)

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- DS
  
  Jan 28, 2019 at 5:16 pm
  
  The waiter/waitress tipping is the only thing I see off here, and I’ve seen a check with his tip attached which was 18%-20%. The rest isn’t evidence of a bad tipper.
  
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- jake krayson
  
  Jan 28, 2019 at 8:40 pm
  
  still better tipper than TW
  
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Tom

Jan 26, 2019 at 12:25 am

Ping Eye 2 Irons are the best irons ever made, well done Warren…

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Crusher

Jan 25, 2019 at 10:00 pm

Geez,…..that is a set of clubs that looks like the guy last played golf in 1992. Orlimars and Ping Eye2’s? It appears he has made billions by not spending money on golf

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Charles

Jan 25, 2019 at 8:23 pm

He has a membership at Augusta. I hope he’s got a nice new set.

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Jamie

Jan 25, 2019 at 3:32 pm

Fake capitalist. Tax break harvester. Son of an insider trading congressman. Produces nothing. Sloshes paper around.

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- Benny
  
  Jan 25, 2019 at 5:16 pm
  
  Well said Jamie. People don’t get this rich w/o inside help. I always wonder about the days when super rich made their first unethical decision. Then what was built from then on. Do we all really believe the worlds richest never did anything wrong to someone or some thing?
  
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  - 2putttom
    
    Jan 25, 2019 at 8:40 pm
    
    Bill Gates and ….
    
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  - Jose Pinatas
    
    Jan 26, 2019 at 8:08 am
    
    Trump….
    
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    - NickD
      
      Jan 26, 2019 at 7:00 pm
      
      As well as Obama and the Clintons…. how did they get so rich just being in Politics?
      
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      - Frownie Kaufman
        
        Jan 27, 2019 at 11:11 am
        
        Don’t think Obama or the Clinton’s fall under the world’s richest. Their referring to shady billionaires here. I doubt Clinton’s or Obama’s are billionaires, however their definitely shady. Every politician is.
        
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  - Scott
    
    Jan 29, 2019 at 8:41 am
    
    Are those people that are NOT rich, somehow morally superior and without fault? Have you yourself never done anything wrong? Just saying…
    
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Jose Pinatas

Jan 25, 2019 at 2:05 pm

More feasible is that some bag room kid at Omaha CC was cleaning out the bag room and tossed em because they’ve been sitting in there for 20 years unused.
He/She probably thought the member was dead.

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- Jamie
  
  Jan 25, 2019 at 3:36 pm
  
  This.
  
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Captain Murica

Jan 25, 2019 at 1:59 pm

10k… Really?? Wonder what PGA value guide is on these? Is there 4 guest passes to Augusta National hidden in one of the pockets? If not, I’ll give ya 20 bucks for the set.

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2putttom

Jan 25, 2019 at 12:58 pm

I raised the steer that bag is made from.

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Jonathan Farrington

Jan 25, 2019 at 11:06 am

Haha, I still use an Olimar fairway, 17°!!

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ht

Jan 25, 2019 at 11:02 am

Those Orlimar’s were fire back in the day

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- Joe
  
  Jan 28, 2019 at 12:13 pm
  
  They’re still legit. Among the best woods ever made IMO.
  
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Gunter Eisenberg

Jan 25, 2019 at 10:24 am

Those Golf Pride Tour Velvet grips look slick. For one of the richest men in the world, you’d think he would spend a little money to change his grips a little more often.

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carl spackler

Jan 25, 2019 at 9:36 am

What is his current WITB? PXGs?

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- BIG STU
  
  Jan 26, 2019 at 6:25 am
  
  Naah! Gold plated Homnas
  
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Will Schube

In our forums, one user is asking for thoughts on the best stock shafts offered in 2026. Stock shafts are the shafts included with a club when it’s purchased from retailers or OEMs.

@DTorres asked:

The last couple years has seen a lot of updates and additions to no upcharge stock shafts, which do you think is the best offering in 2026?

Im a bit of a shaft nerd and recently during my Members Testing with the Callaway Quantum Triple Diamond I found the updated Project X Denali Frost Black to be a fantastic stock shaft. I absolutely did not mesh well with the original Denali. Just curious what other people think are the current best Stock shaft offerings out with new models and stock Ventus options and LinQ options popping up here and there.

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