Spaulding Golf Equipment

[rich13]

I keep seeing references to Spaulding Golf Equipment, but I can't seem to find any information about a Spaulding Golf Company.

 

Can anyone shed any light on this mysterious company?

 

I'm just off to have my tongue removed from my cheek......

[Swingingk]

I think they were bought out by Caullaway Gaulf.

[Texsport]

The big 3 were originally Spaulding, Wilson, and MacGregor.

 

Several major champions associated with Spaulding over the years, including Bobby Jones, Johnny Miller, John Mahaffey, Nick Price, and Greg Norman.

 

I have Spaulding clubs played by the last 3 on Tour.

 

Texsport

[rgk5]

I keep seeing references to Spaulding Golf Equipment, but I can't seem to find any information about a Spaulding Golf Company.

 

Can anyone shed any light on this mysterious company?

 

I'm just off to have my tongue removed from my cheek......

 

Try "Spalding" as your spelling is incorrect.

[ExProGoingBack]

Spaulding was judge smails nephew ... Spalding makes athletic equipment.

[8bitpowerfade]

Did someone say my name?

[dcopp7]

TP Mills putters are Spalding

[Ironmaster Oddities]

Did someone say my name?

 

I don't know much about Spaulding; but Lacey Underall was pretty ok.

[ltjackson]

Did someone say my name?

 

You'll get nothing and like it!

[Texsport]

TP Mills putters are Spalding

 

I once loaned a TP-1 Mills putter to a Tour player who won The Memorial with it.

 

Never got it back........not surprisingly!

 

 

Texsport

[russad]

Did you anything for it?

[MoaningM]

I keep seeing references to Spaulding Golf Equipment, but I can't seem to find any information about a Spaulding Golf Company.

 

Can anyone shed any light on this mysterious company?

 

I'm just off to have my tongue removed from my cheek......

 

'U' has a lot to answer for, or is that Anser for?

[Texsport]

Did you anything for it?

 

No - a loaner to the player who was a member at my club at the time.

 

I used to trade clubs with a couple of Tour guys back then. One guy liked Ping beryllium wedges and I'd find and trade him for his tour issued stuff.

 

There was also a lot of trading of McGregor persimmon woods to Tour guys, going way back. Dave Wood, before he invented the Wood Bros Texan driver, had a repair shop and Classic club selling business. In those days my job took me to places like Australia, S. Africa, and Thailand, where used clubs were plentiful. Wilson 8802 putters could be had for $20 there and sold for $hundreds in the U S. My weekends were often spent club hunting in those countries. I'd bring 'em back and trade with Dave Wood. It's how I was fortunate enough to be one of his first customers and witnessed the explosive growth of his business.

 

Also, way back in the 1980s, Tom Wishon had a repair shop in Bellaire, A suburb of Houston. He and his partner were the South Houston, go-to golf repair shop, and Dave Wood was the north Houston place - in Humble, Texas.

 

Also had Kurt Curry making custom putters and later contract production putters for Slazenger, Wilson, Hogan, etc - located in N Houston near the Woodlands, where the Houston Open was held for many years.

 

Great times!

 

Texsport

[super20dan]

saw a very nice set of top flites today. missing the 9 iron- they look like top of the line clubs . only marking on them is just top flite so who knows what they are. guessing 70,s tru 80,s models. too bad missing 9 or i might pick them up just out of curiosity. pure blades in desighn

[stixman]

Maybe it's a phonetic thing. You say 'Spalding' as if it's 'spaulding' so maybe there's a bit of word blindness. You only see that attempt at that version of spelling in the US, never seen in it in the UK.

 

Whichever way you look at it, it's an American company so you get to spell it anyway you choose.

[obsessed_golfer]

Top Flite was the top of the line for Spalding.......played by Norman, Stadler, etc. I have a set which I bought new back in 1984 and they are excellent itons.

[super20dan]

the ones i saw are 84 era,s . i was able to id them from ironfinders web site. might buy them afterall

[Bella Woods]

Did you anything for it?

 

No - a loaner to the player who was a member at my club at the time.

 

I used to trade clubs with a couple of Tour guys back then. One guy liked Ping beryllium wedges and I'd find and trade him for his tour issued stuff.

 

There was also a lot of trading of McGregor persimmon woods to Tour guys, going way back. Dave Wood, before he invented the Wood Bros Texan driver, had a repair shop and Classic club selling business. In those days my job took me to places like Australia, S. Africa, and Thailand, where used clubs were plentiful. Wilson 8802 putters could be had for $20 there and sold for $hundreds in the U S. My weekends were often spent club hunting in those countries. I'd bring 'em back and trade with Dave Wood. It's how I was fortunate enough to be one of his first customers and witnessed the explosive growth of his business.

 

Also, way back in the 1980s, Tom Wishon had a repair shop in Bellaire, A suburb of Houston. He and his partner were the South Houston, go-to golf repair shop, and Dave Wood was the north Houston place - in Humble, Texas.

 

Also had Kurt Curry making custom putters and later contract production putters for Slazenger, Wilson, Hogan, etc - located in N Houston near the Woodlands, where the Houston Open was held for many years.

 

Great times!

 

Texsport

 

I remember those days Tex, lived in Houston from approx 1980 to 1985.

[avrag]

I keep seeing references to Spaulding Golf Equipment, but I can't seem to find any information about a Spaulding Golf Company.

 

Can anyone shed any light on this mysterious company?

 

I'm just off to have my tongue removed from my cheek......

 

Chances are that Spaulding will make a comeback by signing Jordan Speith.

That is, if he doesn't decide to join Calloway.

 

The irony detectors of some people obviously need recalibrating.

[Nomad Golfer]

Maybe it's a phonetic thing. You say 'Spalding' as if it's 'spaulding' so maybe there's a bit of word blindness. You only see that attempt at that version of spelling in the US, never seen in it in the UK.

 

Whichever way you look at it, it's an American company so you get to spell it anyway you choose.

There are several Spaulding references for the USA, towns, mountain and even a rehabilitation hospital in Boston, but Spalding is the correct and proper title for the golf equipment started by Albert Spalding in Chicago. My Elite Pro blades are spelt the correct way.