Equipment

Louisville Golf

A Louisville Golf wood begins as a block of persimmon. Its hickory shafts begin as square lengths of timber. The company’s workshop account follows those materials through selection and shaping, making visible the work behind a wooden club.¹

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Mark used on Louisville Golf’s official site. Date of introduction unverified. Logo source

Sole of a finished Louisville Golf Classic 50’s persimmon driver, showing the wood grain, metal soleplate, screws and maker’s mark. — Classic 50’s Series persimmon driver, a modern club in a traditional form. Product image: Louisville Golf. Image source

Established in 1974, Louisville Golf grew from work begun in a garage. Longtime employee Nancy Silk recalled founder Elmore Just setting up in his father’s garage after a year at Hillerich & Bradsby. Her account places the company’s beginnings in the hands of a clubmaker and his family.²

Jeremy Wright and his wife Yin-Yin bought the business in January 2017 and retained its staff. The company also makes reproductions of historical clubs, following details such as head shape, the length of the neck that receives the shaft, and patterns of dots or lines on the face. A newly made reproduction carries an older design into use again.¹²

At a glance

Established: 1974, Louisville, Kentucky²
Materials: Persimmon heads and hickory shafts¹
Ownership transition: Jeremy and Yin-Yin Wright, January 2017²

Sources

Louisville GolfHow We Make Our Clubs
Tyrel Kessinger / Towne PostTo a Tee: Louisville Golf Club Company

At a glance

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