April 24 Report: Masters Tournament winners Trevor Immelman and Bob Goalby, Texas Ranger Pete Incaviglia & Players Championship winner Davis Love III

Those of you who read this blog on a regular basis may recall a short time ago I mentioned I had also had the opportunity to photograph the Masters Tournament trophy.

I had a number of prints made of that trophy and began sending them out with autograph requests a short time later.

Extremely thrilled today to report that some of those have already been returned. I received my first two back today from 1968 Masters Tournament winner Bob Goalby and 2008 Masters Tournament winner Trevor Immelman.

The photo shown here is the one Goalby signed. Goalby won 11 times on the PGA Tour, but none more notable -- or memorable -- than the Masters.

Roberto De Vicenzo actually shot the best tournament score, but Tommy Aaron incorrectly marked Goalby's scorecard and De Vicenzo signed an incorrect scorecard, essentially causing him to forfeit the Masters title to Goalby. An absolute horrid turn events for all three, as Aaron's error caused De Vicenzo the title and Goalby was unjustly criticized for many years.

The Immelman depiction here is even a bit cooler than the signed Masters Trophy.

While Immelman also signed one of those photos I have chosen to show the pin flag he signed as well. I picked this pin flag up from Augusta National at the 2008 Masters Tournament, which was won by Immelman.

This is my first signed pin flag from the Masters Tournament, though I hope to add several more in the remaining months of this year's project. Trevor is not only a great champion, but he is also a wonderful family man and role model for so many young people.

This flag will find its way into a frame and then will be prominently displayed in my game room.

The third golf success of the day comes from Davis Love III.

I had the opportunity to witness the 2003 Players Championship in person seven years ago, and it provided one of the most memorable rounds I've ever seen.

Love III fired a ridiculous 64 on one of the toughest tracks on Tour in windy, rainy and unseasonably cold conditions.

The round so impressed Fred Couples that he called it "the best round of golf I've ever seen played."

Indeed a brilliant round, a great tournament and a most gracious champion.

Last up today is one of my rare successes from the world of baseball. Pete Incaviglia, the great Oklahoma State player who still own the NCAA recod for HRs in a season (48) and a career (100), signed a 1990 Donruss card for me.

Inky played in the majors for 12 season with six different teams, beginning with the Texas Rangers. His career numbers show him with a batting average of .246 and a career HR total of 206.

Day of the Year: 114
Number of Autographs This Year: 164

April 8 Report: Pat Bradley, J.C. Snead, Craig Perks, Scott Studwell and Sammy Winder

A fruitful day to write about this evening on the blog. Five successes in all, three from golf and a pair from football.

Gotta start with the Hall of Famer in the bunch, one Pat Bradley. One of the subsets in my autograph collection is going to be to try to get every American player who has competed in a Solheim Cup competition.

That subset's first member is Bradley, who played in three Solheim Cups -- the first in 1990, then again in 1992 and 1996.

Long before she was a Solheim Cup player in the 1990s, Bradley was one of the LPGA's top stars in the 1980s. Eighteen of her 31 LPGA Tour victories came during that decade, including all six of her major championship titles.

Bradley, who was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1991, was the third woman player in LPGA history to win the Career Grand Slam (Mickey Wright and Lousie Suggs preceded her).

Staying not only with the golf theme, but also with the United States team competition, is an autograph from J.C. Snead.

Snead joined the PGA Tour in 1968 and won eight times in the 1970s and 1980s. His senior career also saw him win four times on the Champions Tour, including a senior major at the 1995 Ford Senior Players Championship.

Snead, the nephew of legendary Sam Snead, also played on three Ryder Cup teams for the United States. I made a custom 4x6 print of a photo I took of the Ryder Cup.

The last golf success for today comes from Craig Perks. Perks, a New Zealander, won his lone PGA Tour title at the 2002 Players Championship. His game went into a steep decline following that landmark victory and he retired in 2007.

What Perks' golf career lacked in quantity, he certainly made up for in drama. I was fortunate enough to be in attendance at the 2002 Players Championship when Perks won over the Stadium Course at the TPC sawgrass.

Arguably the 16th, 17th and 18th holes over that Pete Dye layout are the toughest closing holes in golf. All Perks did to win was chip in for eagle in 16, drain a 28-foot birdie on 17 and then chip-in for a par save at 18. Incredible drama!!!

Perks signed my patron badge from the event he won.

Today's first football succes comes from former NFL running back Sammy Winder. Winder played each of his nine years (1982-90) for the Denver Broncos.

Winder was named to two Pro Bowls in his career (1984 and 1986). His career numbers are 5,427 rushing yards and 39 touchdowns. He also had 197 receptions for 1,302 yards and nine touchdowns.

Winder, who was born in Madison, Mississippi, had a trademark touchdown celebration called the 'Mississippi Mud Walk'.

Lastly today I received a pair of signed cards from Scott Studwell.

Studwell, a University of Illinois alum, was drafted in the ninth round of the 1977 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings. He had a 14-year career over which he was selected to a pair of Pro Bowls.

Another testament to his longevity is that he is the only Viking to have played with both Jim Marshall (1961-1979) & John Randle (1990-2000).

Studwell had nine sacks and 11 interceptions in his career.

Day of the Year: 98
Number of Autographs This Year: 142