The ball Greg Norman used to win his first British Open in 1986 has been sold in Australia for US $13,000 at a charity auction, making it the world's most expensive. An anonymous businessman made the bid for the ball Norman used when he triumphed at Turnberry.
Also sold on the night were two cricket bats signed by the legendary Don Bradman. One signed by the Aussie great and his 1934 team went for $13,000 while another autographed by the 1926 team sold for $19,500. In America recently, the entire basketball court on which Michael Jordan made the final shot of his career will be auctioned off by Michael Barnes, the man who negotiated $3 million sale of Mark McGwire's 70th home run ball.
The floor is the one the Utah Jazz used from 1996 to 1999 and on which Chicago Bulls star Jordan made a championship-clinching jumper with 5.2 seconds left in game six of the 1998 NBA finals.
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