Controversial replica of Daly's 1995 Claret Jug auctioned off for $66K
An unidentified bidder dropped $66,000 on a replica of John Daly's 1995 British Open Championship Claret Jug at an online auction recently.
There is some controversy surrounding the coveted trophy, though. The same Claret Jug was removed from the golf memorabilia auction site Green Jacket Auctions in 2016 after Daly disputed its legitimacy on Twitter.
Just to let everyone know I still have my CLARET JUG xtra 1 thought was going to b donated to St Andrews museum #nevergiveupmy2majortrophies
— John Daly (@PGA_JohnDaly) March 25, 2016
Daly sent out similar tweets earlier this month after the trophy was put up for sale again by Heritage Auctions.
Don’t FALSE ADVERTISE...I said it 2016 & tweeting it again! You’re selling a replica 12 inch trophy...I will now and forever keep my 2 babies always! #fakeauction #replica https://t.co/GkPVExeOjt
— John Daly (@PGA_JohnDaly) February 10, 2018
Once again—I don’t sell my trophies! Tired of street Sellers & Auctions saying they’re selling the real deal! They’re selling a REPLICAAAAA look alike “MINI” Open Trophy! Sad, that these individuals monopolizing on athletes!#BuyersBeware #NotMyREALTrophy #1995 #Open pic.twitter.com/0owUPb3h2a
— John Daly (@PGA_JohnDaly) February 12, 2018
However, Heritage Auction noted in the original description of the item that there were two trophies produced for Daly:
"This is one of two produced for Daly by The Royal and Ancient Golf Club's official silversmith Nicolas Winton. We stress to interested parties that there is no ownership controversy today, and that this is indeed the one and only Daly Claret Jug available to the collecting public."
- With h/t to CBS Sports