MacGregor
In Dayton, Ohio, MacGregor’s early clubheads came from machines adapted to make shoe lasts, the forms used to shape shoes. An established woodworking operation had found another use for its tools.13
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Clubmaking began in 1897, according to Golfdom’s 1947 anniversary account. The earlier date of 1829 belongs to the preceding business. The report describes a combination of machine production and handcraft, and records the move from Dayton to Cincinnati in spring 1946.1
The Tourney clubs advertised in 1966 make that history tangible: a wooden head beside steel irons. MacGregor specified solid persimmon wood for its woods and chrome-finished steel for its irons. The four advertised lines included one bearing Louise Suggs’s name. All were offered through golf professionals’ shops.2
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Sources
- Golfdom, January 1947, p. 60; Michigan State University LibrariesMacGregor Observing Its Golden Jubilee in Club-Making
- MacGregor advertisement in Golfdom, April 1966, pp. 6-7; Michigan State University LibrariesMacGregor Tourney advertisement
- Dictionary.com, American definition 3Last, noun: shoemaking form