Headcovers & Integrity

In the month of September I was able to add four amazing headcovers to my collection. None of which would have been possible without great friends and the integrity we share as collectors. As I near 4 years pursuing this hobby, friends do come and go, however many of the 'good guys' stick around... and that leads me to tell you how I acquired each of these:

Butch Harmon has issued 10 Las Vegas headcovers starting with the first Light Blue cover released in July 2006. Following light blue was dark blue, red, burgundy, carbon fiber, salmon, yellow, gold, chocolate and now the newest iteration, lime green. I am lucky enough to have a contact in the Las Vegas area who has picked up a Harmon cover for me for every release since the salmon.... he's not a Cameron collector, and has no interest in the headcovers other than making sure I get one. He could very easily get top dollar for these on eBay, but through our arrangement, I pay him a fair market price... the fact that he does not pick up extra covers just to flip them and offers me the one cover he gets is a good definition of integrity in my book.

The two Auburn covers are next. Wow. Collegiate Cameron covers bring a mint at auction, and I've been more than lucky enough to work out a few trades with someone who had access to these. The contingency was that these will not end up on eBay. I could very easily make a lot of money, but that's obviously not worth the relationship I have with this person... and he could very easily have charged me $1,000 apiece for them. Again integrity comes to the forefront and I have two amazing headcovers to go along with my Jason Dufner (PGA Tour Pro and Auburn Alum) tour putter.

The final headcover is something I can't even begin to assess in value, intrinsic or otherwise. Two of my friends spoke to Jason Gore at the Barclays back in August and learned he was very interested in acquiring one of my highly saught after putters. We were able to reach an agreement, but as an added surprise, Jason was able to get a Circle L headcover from the Studio and signed it for me. Both of those collector friends and Jason went above and beyond anything I could expect from people in our community, and again bring one word to mind, integrity.

I'm happy to share these with my readers and hope anyone who stumbles upon this post will realize how much integrity plays a role in collecting Scotty Cameron putters and accessories.