One of golf's greatest players is back on the links and in contention once again -- and that means there should be renewed interest in his cards and his autographs.

Tiger Woods finished in a tie for second place at the Valspar Championship on Sunday just one stroke behind winner Paul Casey. Woods, 42, hasn't won a tournament since 2013 and he's had multiple issues that have prevented him from re-capturing his past successes on the links.

But you wouldn't know that from the headlines.

"Nothing like we've seen in several years" read one, "Tiger Woods gave us a moment" read another. "Doubt him no more: Tiger Woods is going to win again" said another. "Tiger Woods leaves fans wanting more" and on and on ...

Here's a reminder of his golfing greatness -- his next PGA Tour victory will be his 80th and only Sam Snead has more. Meanwhile, his 14 Major wins are second to only Jack Nicklaus' 18 -- so there should be no doubting his place in golf history.

When it comes to today's golf cards? Woods is still a clear No. 1 -- though his struggles, combined with the continued availability of wax boxes from 2001 when he helped bring golf cards back to the masses, mean there could be bargains to be found.

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What: 2017-18 Donruss Optic Fast Break basketball cards
Arrives: April 4
Box basics: One autograph per 18-pack box (20 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Fast Break comes to Optic with exclusive Prizm card stock that includes eight exclusive parallels.

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What:

What's buzz-worthy: National Treasures hits the court once again with a wide array of autographs and memorabilia cards from the NBA's best of yesterday, today and tomorrow.

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What's Buzzing Today: Showing off big pulls from the past as well as some new ones on this Sunday.

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The box: 2017 Topps Museum Collection UFC
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 8
Base set completion: 
3 of 50 (6 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards (3) – Ronda Rousey, Amanda Nunes, Cynthia Calvillo

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What's Buzzing Today: Big pulls from new baseball packs, the Topps Now Platinum Members Summit bonus cards -- Shohei Ohtani among them -- and more.

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The mystery is over.

Topps revealed the two mystery rookie redemptions from 2017 Topps Heritage Minor League on Friday and it's No. 1 draft pick Royce Lewis and No. 4 pick Brendan McKay.

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The box: 2017-18 Panini Prestige NBA cards (hanger box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 60
Base set completion: 46 of 200 (23 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notable players on base cards – LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Gordon Hayward, Dirk Nowitzki, Vince Carter, Carmelo Anthony, Kawhi Leonard, Devin Booker, John Wall

Rookie Cards (12) – Jayson Tatum, Wayne Selden Jr., Tony Bradley, Jonathan Isaac, Milos Teodosic, Tyler Lydon, Sterling Brown, Jarrett Allen, Furkan Korkmaz, Justin Jackson, Thomas Bryant, T.J. Leaf

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The box: 2017-18 Panini Contenders basketball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 5
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 40
Base set completion: 30 of 100 (30 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notable players on base cards – Kawhi Leonard, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, James Harden, Isaiah Thomas, Damian Lillard, Draymond Green, Kyle Lowry, Dirk Nowitzki, Gordon Hayward

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What: 2018 Baseball Treasure baseball coins
Arrives: April 18
Box basics: One one-ounce copper coin per pack (36 packs per box, 12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: A new way to collect baseball players arrives next month with the possibility for precious metal coins in packs, too.

Keep reading for more info and a gallery of images.

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What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but notable pulls as we head into the weekend.

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What: 2018 Leaf Ultimate Draft football cards
Arrives: April
Box basics: Five autographs per box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's latest edition of this one will once again be full of nothing but on-card autographs on memorable past designs with the newest NFL hopefuls in what will be a very limited release.

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The pack: 2018 Topps MLB Sticker Collection jumbo pack
Where to buy: Check retail stores for this format

Stickers per pack: 45
Base set completion: 46 of 301 (15 percent)
Duplicates: 2

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Shohei Ohtani won't be the only West Coast player from Japan watched closely in MLB this season -- but for different reasons.

Ichiro Suzuki officially re-joined the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday and today Topps Now has the first baseball card to commemorate it.

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The box: 2017 Topps UEFA Champions League Showcase soccer cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 5 (four standard, one Orange parallels pack)
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 25
Base set completion: 17 of 200 (9 percent)
Duplicates: 0

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The box: 2006 Topps WWE Insider wrestling cards
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available)

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 7
Cards in this box: 166
Base set completion: 
72 of 72 (100 percent)
Duplicates: 72 (complete set)
Triplicates: 20

Notables on base cards – Big Show, Edge, Hulk Hogan, Jerry Lawler, John Cena, Jonathan Coachman, Kane, Kurt Angle, Lillian Garcia, Lita, Maria, Matt Hardy, Ric Flair, Rob Van Dam, Shawn Michaels, Mickie James, Steve Austin, Triple H, Trish Stratus, Victoria, Batista, Candice Michelle, Joey Styles, Johnny Nitro, Ashley, Melina, Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio, Road Warrior Animal, Goldust, Torrie Wilson, Theodore Long, Undertaker

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The box: 2017-18 Panini Status NBA (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 6
Cards per pack: 4
Base set completion: 17 of 100 (17 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Kristaps Porzingis, Jabari Parker, Kyle Lowry, Harrison Barnes, Malcolm Brogdon, Nikola Vucevic, Pau Gasol, T.J. Warren, Myles Turner, Rodney Hood, Eric Bledsoe

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Big pulls, rediscovering ink, Ichiro Suzuki's return and a Shohei Ohtani 1/1 auto pull.

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The box: 2018 Topps Heritage baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 9
Cards in this box: 72
Base set completion: 
64 of 400 (16 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Ichiro Suzuki, Justin Verlander, Francisco Lindor, Chris Sale, Kyle Schwarber, Corey Seager, Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Judge (leaders and CL), Alex Bregman (WS)

>>> For a checklist and variation galleries, click here

Rookie Cards (4 cards, 8 rookies) – Nick Williams, Rhys Hoskins, Raudy Read, Erick Fedde, Max Fried, Luiz Gohara, Alex Verdugo, Walker Buehler

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Sure, Shohei Ohtani has a Rookie card in packs of 2018 Topps Opening Day baseball, but there may not be one that sells faster than one of the cards in the Team Traditions and Celebrations insert set.

It's the Rookie Card for The Freeze. 

Forget the sausage races and the presidential mascot races -- those are so retro. This card for the Atlanta Braves phenom will leave them all in the dust along with a few other cards in the set arriving next Wednesday.

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The box: 2018 Topps WWE Road To WrestleMania wrestling cards (Walmart blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 11 (10 standard and one Relic/Shawn Michaels pack)
Cards per pack: 7
Cards in this box: 72
Base set completion: 
43 of 100 (43 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Shinsuke Nakamura, Roman Reigns, Undertaker, Ricky Steamboat, Braun Strowman, A.J. Styles, John Cena, Elias, Mick Foley, Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, Chris Jericho, Randy Orton, Goldberg, James Ellsworth, Finn Balor, Brock Lesnar, Tye Dillinger, Jinder Mahal, Charlotte Flair, Kurt Angle, Bray Wyatt

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What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but big pulls -- new and old -- in today's edition.

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What: 2018 Leaf Masked Men hockey cards
Arrives: April 13
Box basics: Three autographs or memorabilia cards per six-card box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf once again celebrates goaltenders with a mix of hits and Metal cards in a release that will be limited to no more than 150 cases.

Keep reading for more as well as a full gallery of images released so far.

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What's buzz-worthy: Majestic returns with a slightly lower price, a slightly different format, a little bigger case but the same high-end inclusions and big presence for names from the past, present and future.

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What: 2018 Rittenhouse Game of Thrones Season 7 trading cards
Arrives: May 9
Box basics: Two autographed cards per 24-pack box with some boxes also including memorabilia or sketch cards (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The latest set for this hit franchise arrives with an array of autographs, inserts and more for the seventh season as well as Valyrian Steel Expansion Cards for the first six seasons.

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