What did your Ben Hogan irons cost in 1991?

[weeicemon]

Came across a large stack of these cleaning out a file cabinet today. I had forgotten they were in there. I have invoices for almost the entire Hogan catalog as I was a staff member and my shop was stocked mostly with Hogan equipment. 1991 Hogan Apex irons wholesaled for $45 per club! That's more than I remembered! The Edge irons were the same price. Apex persimmon woods were $85 per club. Some of the best equipment ever made.

 

 

[HoganApexBlades]

That is a very cool piece of Hogan Memorabilia!

[Christen_The_Sloop]

Ridiculous. Would that top APEX be the Redline or the Grind?

[Llortamaisey]

$360 wholesale in 1991 would be approximately $650 wholesale today.

[augustgolf]

I know what my '73 Apex irons cost me in '76 - $200. Sweet, still have them, and still love them!

[Christen_The_Sloop]

I know what my '73 Apex irons cost me in '76 - $200. Sweet, still have them, and still love them!

 

How often do you take them out?

[HoganApexBlades]

I know what my '73 Apex irons cost me in '76 - $200. Sweet, still have them, and still love them!

 

Augie, in 1974 I bought my brand new BH Apex (2-E) irons and Apex (1,3 & 4) black laminated woods for a grand total of $297 from Strictly Golf in Naperville, IL.

 

13 years later in 1987, I bought my brand new BH Apex PC (1-SW) irons for over $600 (NO WOODS) from the same place.

 

2 more irons and 3 less woods for $300 more! I guess that was a prime example of inflation at a consumer level in just the golf industry.

[tlhorsh]

I think my grinds cost me like $499

[nbg352]

In 1984 I bought a set of brand spanking new PC's, 1 - E, still in it's sealed box for $150 CDN!

Still got 'em, too.

[Dr. Block]

I know what my '73 Apex irons cost me in '76 - $200. Sweet, still have them, and still love them!

 

Augie, in 1974 I bought my brand new BH Apex (2-E) irons and Apex (1,3 & 4) black laminated woods for a grand total of $297 from Strictly Golf in Naperville, IL.

 

13 years later in 1987, I bought my brand new BH Apex PC (1-SW) irons for over $600 (NO WOODS) from the same place.

 

2 more irons and 3 less woods for $300 more! I guess that was a prime example of inflation at a consumer level in just the golf industry.

 

Man, that takes me back. I remember Strictly Golf. It was a ritual trip for me and my dad to go there and check out the clubs when the golf bug started biting late in the winters. Years later I worked there when it became Chicago Golf Discount. That was a real golf store (Strictly then Golf Discount). What a cast of characters that used to hang around that place...haha. Sad that those types of places no longer exist in today's world. Replaced by PGA Super Stores :-/

[dpark]

The 1991-2 Ft. Worth Redlines were the first Hogan irons I bought with my own $$$. Prior to that, I played multiple Hogan irons but they were all hand-me-downs from my dad who only played Hogan blades and bought pretty much every set they made. Not a bad way for a kid to get introduced to golf, playing Hogan Apexes :)

 

Loved these irons, played them until the 99 Apexes came out and switched to them. I still have the 91s. Can't part with them. Keep them in the Hogan mini-staff bag I bought at the same time. Serial numbers match on 1-SW.

 

I can't remember what I paid for them, I wanna say somewhere around $500-600 and another $150 for the staff bag

 

 

 

 

[HoganApexBlades]

The 1991-2 Ft. Worth Redlines were the first Hogan irons I bought with my own $$$. Prior to that, I played multiple Hogan irons but they were all hand-me-downs from my dad who only played Hogan blades and bought pretty much every set they made. Not a bad way for a kid to get introduced to golf, playing Hogan Apexes :)

 

Loved these irons, played them until the 99 Apexes came out and switched to them. I still have the 91s. Can't part with them. Keep them in the Hogan mini-staff bag I bought at the same time. Serial numbers match on 1-SW.

 

I can't remember what I paid for them, I wanna say somewhere around $500-600 and another $150 for the staff bag

 

 

 

 

 

SWEET!!!

[HoganApexBlades]

I know what my '73 Apex irons cost me in '76 - $200. Sweet, still have them, and still love them!

 

Augie, in 1974 I bought my brand new BH Apex (2-E) irons and Apex (1,3 & 4) black laminated woods for a grand total of $297 from Strictly Golf in Naperville, IL.

 

13 years later in 1987, I bought my brand new BH Apex PC (1-SW) irons for over $600 (NO WOODS) from the same place.

 

2 more irons and 3 less woods for $300 more! I guess that was a prime example of inflation at a consumer level in just the golf industry.

 

Man, that takes me back. I remember Strictly Golf. It was a ritual trip for me and my dad to go there and check out the clubs when the golf bug started biting late in the winters. Years later I worked there when it became Chicago Golf Discount. That was a real golf store (Strictly then Golf Discount). What a cast of characters that used to hang around that place...haha. Sad that those types of places no longer exist in today's world. Replaced by PGA Super Stores :-/

 

Yep, down on North Aurora Road...which ironically ran East & West!!!

[Dr. Block]

I know what my '73 Apex irons cost me in '76 - $200. Sweet, still have them, and still love them!

 

Augie, in 1974 I bought my brand new BH Apex (2-E) irons and Apex (1,3 & 4) black laminated woods for a grand total of $297 from Strictly Golf in Naperville, IL.

 

13 years later in 1987, I bought my brand new BH Apex PC (1-SW) irons for over $600 (NO WOODS) from the same place.

 

2 more irons and 3 less woods for $300 more! I guess that was a prime example of inflation at a consumer level in just the golf industry.

 

Man, that takes me back. I remember Strictly Golf. It was a ritual trip for me and my dad to go there and check out the clubs when the golf bug started biting late in the winters. Years later I worked there when it became Chicago Golf Discount. That was a real golf store (Strictly then Golf Discount). What a cast of characters that used to hang around that place...haha. Sad that those types of places no longer exist in today's world. Replaced by PGA Super Stores :-/

 

Yep, down on North Aurora Road...which ironically ran East & West!!!

 

haha...you got it. Now its some sort of builders supply outlet. I still get nostalgic every time I drive by the place.

[HoganApexBlades]

I know what my '73 Apex irons cost me in '76 - $200. Sweet, still have them, and still love them!

 

Augie, in 1974 I bought my brand new BH Apex (2-E) irons and Apex (1,3 & 4) black laminated woods for a grand total of $297 from Strictly Golf in Naperville, IL.

 

13 years later in 1987, I bought my brand new BH Apex PC (1-SW) irons for over $600 (NO WOODS) from the same place.

 

2 more irons and 3 less woods for $300 more! I guess that was a prime example of inflation at a consumer level in just the golf industry.

 

Man, that takes me back. I remember Strictly Golf. It was a ritual trip for me and my dad to go there and check out the clubs when the golf bug started biting late in the winters. Years later I worked there when it became Chicago Golf Discount. That was a real golf store (Strictly then Golf Discount). What a cast of characters that used to hang around that place...haha. Sad that those types of places no longer exist in today's world. Replaced by PGA Super Stores :-/

 

Yep, down on North Aurora Road...which ironically ran East & West!!!

 

haha...you got it. Now its some sort of builders supply outlet. I still get nostalgic every time I drive by the place.

 

I live in Barrington now, I'm forced to go to the PGA SS near Woodfield if I want to see new gear which doesn't happen very often. If I want to find classic/vintage clubs, I go to Goodwill & Savers...?

[last snowstorm]

In 1989 it cost me a set of ping eye 2s. The guy thought I was crazy but definitely a good trade for me.

[toomanymatts]

$360 wholesale in 1991 would be approximately $650 wholesale today.

yup, and that's about what they are now selling the Fort Worths factory-direct for now, right?

[George1174]

Pardon, but what does the E stand for on the wedge?

[HoganApexBlades]

Pardon, but what does the E stand for on the wedge?

 

...Equalizer...

[augustgolf]

I know what my '73 Apex irons cost me in '76 - $200. Sweet, still have them, and still love them!

 

How often do you take them out?

Not as often as I would like, but will be putting them back in the bag this week

[RobotDoctor]

The 1991-2 Ft. Worth Redlines were the first Hogan irons I bought with my own $$$. Prior to that, I played multiple Hogan irons but they were all hand-me-downs from my dad who only played Hogan blades and bought pretty much every set they made. Not a bad way for a kid to get introduced to golf, playing Hogan Apexes :)

 

Loved these irons, played them until the 99 Apexes came out and switched to them. I still have the 91s. Can't part with them. Keep them in the Hogan mini-staff bag I bought at the same time. Serial numbers match on 1-SW.

 

I can't remember what I paid for them, I wanna say somewhere around $500-600 and another $150 for the staff bag

 

 

 

 

 

This was my second set of Ben Hogan irons, my first one purchased new. I had a pretty large store credit at the golf club I belonged at back in 1991-1992. The course just had a tournament and there were gambling holes. One was a long par 3. They would double the amount I pledged to purchase in the store. If I missed the green the money would go to golf shop purchase. If I hit the green then they would match. If I got it inside the circle (I think 20 foot diameter) they would give store credit double the amount of the pledge (and I didn't have to hand over monies). I pledged $150. I got it inside the circle so my pledge and store credit purchased these (2-E). I wish I still had these.

 

Great set!!!

[T308]

The 1991 Price list.  The prices of graphite are crazy!

[Buzzkill]

Nice to know info - iron sets (3 thru PW) in the 70s use to cost $299!

[hammergolf]

On 8/6/2017 at 2:39 PM, weeicemon said:

Came across a large stack of these cleaning out a file cabinet today. I had forgotten they were in there. I have invoices for almost the entire Hogan catalog as I was a staff member and my shop was stocked mostly with Hogan equipment. 1991 Hogan Apex irons wholesaled for $45 per club! That's more than I remembered! The Edge irons were the same price. Apex persimmon woods were $85 per club. Some of the best equipment ever made.

 

 

Mine didn’t cost me a dollar. I had a set of Ping Eye 2 irons and traded a guy straight up for a set of Apex PCs 3-E.

[nitram]

23 hours ago, Buzzkill said:

Nice to know info - iron sets (3 thru PW) in the 70s use to cost $299!

Think about it Buzz, it was a helluva lot harder to come up with $300 fifty years ago than $1500 today. IDK about you but there weren't any credit cards in my wallet back in those days.

[scomac2002]

3 hours ago, nitram said:

Think about it Buzz, it was a helluva lot harder to come up with $300 fifty years ago than $1500 today. IDK about you but there weren't any credit cards in my wallet back in those days.

 

I don't know about that.  I got my first Visa card in 1980.  I got it so that I had a source of "emergency funds" for a trip I took to the UK.  The limit was maybe $500.  I remember paying for a rental car (for two weeks) with it, but used travelers cheques for everything else:  lodging, meals, petrol, etc. 

[nitram]

Oh there were a few available Sco, I just didn't have one.