Woods says clubs posted for sale on eBay aren't his

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - Tiger Woods says the Titleist irons offered online for a minimum bid of $250,000 were not the ones he used to win four consecutive majors.

eBay believed him enough to take the item off its website Tuesday.

Steve Mata, a former Titleist representative who worked with Woods when he swept the majors, said Woods gave him the irons during the 2001 Buick Classic in New York when it was time to change out the grooves.

"He may have my set of irons, but they're not from those tournaments," Woods said Tuesday at The Players Championship. "They're in my garage."

Woods said he used two sets of irons for his "Tiger Slam," which began with his 15-shot victory in the 2000 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach and ended 294 days later with his victory in the 2001 Masters. Players often change irons when the grooves get worn. Woods said both sets are in his garage.

Woods switched to Nike irons in October 2004. The only club he uses not made by Nike is his Scotty Cameron putter.