So here’s the deal with these. Tiger Woods has never, and has said very publicly on several occasions that he WILL NEVER autograph a golf ball.

Another thing to notice is the ball you usually see the fake autograph on. Do you REALLY think that the World’s #1 player is going to sign a Top Flite II XL? Or a MaxFli from the 1980s? Not likely.

Here are a few more references if you still don’t want to believe that your autographed tiger woods ball is fake…

From www.aautograph.com

So, how do you tell a real Woods autograph from a fake? It can be difficult. One telltale sign is that if you come across an autographed golf ball, it’s probably a forgery because those who know claim that Tiger doesn’t sign golf balls.

The Irish Examiner has a direct quote from his caddy…Steve Williams.

A guy once offered me $10,000 to get Tiger to sign golfballs. Tiger doesn’t sign golfballs.

So for all to read: ANY BALL YOU SEE AUTOGRAPHED BY TIGER WOODS IS FAKE.

UPPER DECK TIGER WOODS AUTO SIGNED RANGE BALL DRIVEN DISPLAY #'d 500 UDA COA US $489.95 End Date: Monday Feb-06-2012 11:53:45 PST Add to watch list

TIGER WOODS UDA AUTOGRAPH RANGE DRIVEN BALL DISPLAY US $506.99 End Date: Monday Feb-20-2012 18:46:50 PST Add to watch list

Tiger Woods Driven / Practice Used Golf Ball & Autograph signed UDA US $750.00 End Date: Friday Mar-02-2012 6:21:04 PST Add to watch list

Upper Deck Tiger Woods Autograph & Range Driven Ball RARE 33/500 US $425.00 End Date: Sunday Mar-04-2012 14:37:43 PST Add to watch list

So if you see one of these, you can pass it up, knowing that some other sucker is going to waste his hard-earned money on it. You can think of it as just another used golf ball.

UPDATE: I failed to mention that the ONLY exception to this is the Wheeties Logo Ball that has a PRINTED Autograph on it.