Object Name: Club, Golf
Other Name: CLUB, METAL, WOOD SHAFT
Date: 1928—1931
Year Range from: 1928
Year Range to: 1931
Description: Extra long leather grip, natural finish wood shaft, iron clubhead. No shaft stamp, maker’s mark, plastic cap on end of grip. Decorated hosel.
Maker: L.A. YOUNG GOLF COMPANY
Material: steel, leather, wood
Dimension Details: Overall: 36″; grip: 17″; clubhead: 5 1/2″ (hosel to toe) 3 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ x 1 1/2″; sole: 3 3/8″ x 1 5/8″ ‘ wedge cut: 3 1/2″ x 1″ (top), 1″ x 1/2″ (bottom)
Marks/Inscriptions: SANDWEDGE NIBLIC (sic) by L.A. YOUNG GOLF COMPANY, Detroit Michigan, PERIOD 1930. Heavy concave face, flange sole niblic (sic) invented by E.K. MacCain, Houston, Texas, and Introduced (sic) by Horton Smith. Concave face ruled illegal by U.S.G.A. soon after its appearance in tournaments. This was the first sand wedge. Donated by L.A. Young Golf Company, Detroit, Michigan. 5K (on card attached to shaft). SAND WEDGE PATD. 1695598 (along inside edge of wedge), WALTER HAGAN (under triangular logo of L.A. Young Golf Company) (on sole), 213 (on tag attached to shaft)
Additional Notes: Patented December 1928. Banned by USGA 1931
Object ID: GM 108
