Ex-Augusta National Employee Sentenced for $5.3M Masters Memorabilia Theft

Richard Globensky has been sentenced to one year in prison and ordered to pay $3.4 million in restitution for a 13-year scheme stealing and selling Masters memorabilia, including Arnold Palmer’s green jacket.

• Richard Globensky, a former Augusta National Golf Club warehouse worker, stole over $5 million worth of Masters memorabilia between 2009 and 2022, including historic green jackets and tournament merchandise.
• Arnold Palmer’s 1958 Masters green jacket, stolen in 2012, was recovered by the FBI in Chicago in 2022 after being listed for sale at $4 million.
• Globensky used proceeds from the thefts to fund a lavish lifestyle, including luxury vehicles, vacations, and a custom-built home, spending hundreds of thousands of dollars.
• Despite cooperating with federal authorities to assist in investigating the broader stolen memorabilia trade, no additional arrests have been made.
• Globensky pleaded guilty to transporting stolen goods and was sentenced to one year in prison, along with $3.4 million in restitution to Augusta National.

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