When Upper Deck released Upper Deck SPx Football in the fall of 2009, card collectors were introduced to the first ever Shadow Box card. These innovative three dimensional trading cards were a massive hit within the card industry. Like any successful invention, the competition quickly followed suit and began adding this technology to their product releases. Five years later, Upper Deck Authenticated has taken the 2.5" x 3.5" trading card technology and transformed it into a 16" x 20" piece of wall memorabilia.
'Approach' is the first three dimensional Shadow Box of golf great Tiger Woods. The outer acrylic layer features an image of Tiger Woods in his Sunday red Nike Polo as he waits the results of his shot. The middle signed layer exhibits Tiger in his customary Sunday uniform after hitting an iron approach shot. Tiger's shadow is revealed on the back layer, which houses the robust green fairway from which Woods has been popped out of. This multi layered shadow box contains images on each layer with the all-important signature housed on the middle clear acrylic sheet. Tiger Woods has signed his name in black paint pen. The layers of the shadow box are housed in a black metal frame making the overall framed dimension 20.5" x 2.5" x 16.5". The 3-D Shadow Box Collection by Upper Deck Authenticated is sure to be fan favorites and the topic of conversation when viewed for the first time. Woods' signature was witnessed under UDA's Five-Step Authentication Process.