Golf Gear Oddities
July 28, 2010 by Admin
photo credit: splashypants In the 1930s, Walter Hagen's golf set consisted of twenty irons and four woods. The irons were in half-steps from one to nine (one – one and a half etc). This occurred well before the 14 club rule. Hagen's bag weighed 40 lbs!
In the early days of golf, a five iron was called a “Mashie.” The term was derived from the French word masse, which is used today to describe the backspin put on a billiard ball.
In a 1950s tour event, at the treacherous, wind-beaten, 110-yard 7th hole at Pebble Beach G0lf Links, Sam Snead teed off with his putter (rather than a nine-iron). He purposely bounced his ball down the hill and into a front bunker. Snead made par.
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