Tiger Woods is back -- and his autographs can still be pulled

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.

Roughly a third of Woods cards come with a certified autograph and the debut of golf cards from Upper Deck in 2001 is where you can look first. His iconic Rookie Card in 2001 Upper Deck is one of the most-graded cards in the world and is readily available in both single and via packs. It's the fun low-end, ink-free hunt -- and the presses rolled once people realized there was going to be immense demand for the sport.

His only other Rookie Card is one that can be found in packs with his autograph -- a 2001 SP Authentic card that's limited to 900 serial-numbered copies. Since those arrived, he's had more than 500 other autographs, though many of them are much, much rarer than that.

Those two 2001 releases aren't his only places to find ink -- he's pretty much a rare staple in any of the past Upper Deck releases -- but that first year has plenty relatively speaking. SP Authentic has 10 other autographs beyond his basic signed RC, while the flagship brand has four Woods autographs that can be found in packs. Both brands can still be found easily in box and case form.

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