Wood Brothers Texan

[elwhippy]

Langer had a JP Lamaglass? Yes indeed. I used one for two seasons, got it from a local pro, Aldila graphite. Awesome block of wood...varnish never moved in two full seasons and my area gets plenty of rain.

[rex235]

Freddie-

 

If memory serves me, Sam Snead once was quoted as saying the following about Drivers-

 

"You'll be lucky to find two Drivers you really like in your lifetime."

 

Bob Tway was the first Tour player I remember who proudly showed his WB Texan, and that was over 30 years ago.

 

Recently won a wager about the early days of Callaway Golf, when they offered persimmon woods..

[Texsport]

Sam Snead played an Izett driver nearly his whole career.

 

I own a Sam S oddity - a Wilson laminated driver with a certificate of authenticity from his son.

 

There's a story that Wilson sent drivers to Sam for testing, but he stashed them in the trunk of his car, and stayed with the Izett. He'd give away the Wilsons - which is what I assume I have - a test club.

 

Once the Izett broke, Sam never again found a driver he liked.

 

Texsport

[Texsport]

CC, Here is a better pic of the "Perfect 10" named by Nick Faldo.. They are all custom made Texans, a few of them were made for PGA Tour players, you have probably seen some or most of them before.

 

Gene Sauers, 2nd from Left and 5th from left, and 2nd from Right.

Ben Crenshaw's 9 deg. 3rd from left.

Bernhard Langer's 1st Texan 4th from the Right..

Mark Brook's Texan blonde far right, (white/red/insert) can't be seen.

Custom made Texan made for Jackie Burke Jr. 5th from right..

4th from left, I'm convinced is (head shape and face) pretty similar to what Langer used in 1993. Its one I like to hit alot.

3rd from Right also a Tour Texan.

Texan at far left is like a clone to the Jackie Burke driver, even has the exact same grain and tons of carbon. Its like an exact twin. Same shaft and exact same swing weight..

 

 

You also once owned a Sluman Texan!

 

freddiec and I swap Wood Bros clubs occasionally, and I now have Sluman's Texan.We've both been at this Wood Bros collecting for decades.

 

My list of WB Tour clubs:

 

Seve Ballesteros - 3 drivers - Texan Masters insert, Texan EOM 60 firing pin insert, Spain Tribute.

Lee Trevino Texan (late addition)

Ben Crenshaw - Texan driver - White/Grey/White EOM insert

Hal Sutton - Texan driver - White fiber insert

Jeff Sluman - Texan driver

Steve Jones - Texan driver

Peter Jacobson All American (late addition

Henry Ransom - Texan driver - Red fiber insert

Pat Burke - Texan driver

Jay Delsing - Texan driver

Hugh Royer III - WB Dick Meckley proto - Red fiber insert

 

George Burns - Fairway Instrument - Red/White/Red fiber insert

Gene Sauers - 3 Fairway Instruments - Red fiber and Red/White/Red fiber inserts

 

PS - later additions - Lee Trevino Texan + Peter Jacobson All America with Jacobson added Speed Slot

 

Texsport

[rex235]

CC, Here is a better pic of the "Perfect 10" named by Nick Faldo.. They are all custom made Texans, a few of them were made for PGA Tour players, you have probably seen some or most of them before.

 

Gene Sauers, 2nd from Left and 5th from left, and 2nd from Right.

Ben Crenshaw's 9 deg. 3rd from left.

Bernhard Langer's 1st Texan 4th from the Right..

Mark Brook's Texan blonde far right, (white/red/insert) can't be seen.

Custom made Texan made for Jackie Burke Jr. 5th from right..

4th from left, I'm convinced is (head shape and face) pretty similar to what Langer used in 1993. Its one I like to hit alot.

3rd from Right also a Tour Texan.

Texan at far left is like a clone to the Jackie Burke driver, even has the exact same grain and tons of carbon. Its like an exact twin. Same shaft and exact same swing weight..

 

 

You also once owned a Sluman Texan!

 

freddiec and I swap Wood Bros clubs occasionally, and I now have Sluman's Texan.We've both been at this Wood Bros collecting for decades.

 

My list of WB Tour clubs:

 

Seve Ballesteros - 3 drivers - Texan Masters insert, Texan EOM 60 firing pin insert, Spain Tribute.

Ben Crenshaw - Texan driver - White/Grey/White EOM insert

Hal Sutton - Texan driver - White fiber insert

Jeff Sluman - Texan driver

Steve Jones - Texan driver

Henry Ransom - Texan driver - Red fiber insert

Pat Burke - Texan driver

Jay Delsing - Texan driver

Hugh Royer III - WB Dick Meckley proto - Red fiber insert

 

George Burns - Fairway Instrument - Red/White/Red fiber insert

Gene Sauers - 3 Fairway Instruments - Red fiber and Red/White/Red fiber inserts

 

Texsport

 

 

 

Tex-

 

You also have the 3 LH Wood Bros models...... :taunt:

 

One of your LH models may have belonged to PGA Tour winner Phil Blackmars father...

[Texsport]

rex235

 

Yep, never showed the LH Texan to Dave Wood for positive I D.

 

I am working on a photo file of the entire collection, however, which Dave has been requesting. Just getting around to it after retirement.

 

Maybe the LH Texan will finally be identified.

 

Texsport

[rex235]

Tex-

 

Do you know if Phil Mickelson has a LH WB Texan?

 

My friend here has both a RH Corker and a Kool Cat, and he wants to have a WB round. We probably will in May.

 

Cant decide on which '59 irons yet, but they'll be '59s..

[Texsport]

Wood Bros site lists Mickelson as a customer + I read an article in a golf publication which interviewed Phil about his persimmons. He said the last one he played was a Wood Bros.

 

Texsport

[tstephen]

After talking with Dave on several occasions I would think The All-Japan Wood Bros driver would be more valuable than The Australian but it isn't. Dave said no other sole-plate took anything close to the time and effort he put into The All-Japan models. We all know now that he did make many Aussies too.

[Texsport]

I think the extra work on All Americans is because every All American sole plate was first cut to a standard size, and then slightly custom trimmed to fit each head.

 

The All Americans were individually different, customized for each player. They were generally more custom than the later era Texans, which became pretty standard. (The earliest Texans were customized). On smaller All American heads, or heads with smaller soles, the sole plates were individually shaped to fit.

 

You may notice that on some smaller headed All Americans, the West Coast side of the sole plates are trimmed back and rounded off, for fit.

 

Dave also would sometimes shift the sole plates forward for fit. This would require custom cutting into the Ram's Horn leading edge to accommodate the East Coast side of the sole plate.

 

I'd say the most valuable All Americans might be the larger headed versions, which required no trimming - you get the full- sized sole plate. However, to fully appreciate the craftsmanship of Dave Wood, examples of more customized versions would be required for inspection.

 

A study of Wood Bros clubs will lead to an enormous appreciation for the hand craftsmanship and artistry of Dave Wood, the founder and driving force of Wood Bros. With these clubs, the general public was able to buy customization and hand work generally only available to professional players. Wood Bros was the last great hand made club maker.

 

 

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[tstephen]

I recall Dave told me he made the first All American for Secretary of State George Schultz. It was a gift from his daughter I think.

 

The first All-Japan was might have been for a member of the emperor's family. Dave said The All-Japan sole plates were probably the most valuable or expensive ever made.

[Texsport]

The Schultz connection is.strong because Mr Schultz was Chairman of Bectel Industries - a Houston firm.

 

In addition to the 1st All American, Dave later, also made a few clubs with custom Bectel sole plates for Mr Schultz's daughter and a couple of executives. Those clubs were Kool Cats, stained very dark walnut with a bright red Bectel logged sole plate. I have 2 of them.

 

The Japan Tribute sole plates have brass inserts inserted into cutouts in the base aluminum sole plate - quite elaborate.

 

The most complicated inserts were the Velocitized and Eye-O-Magic 60. Dave copied these from MacGregor/Toney Penna, but made very few because the small insert plugs and bullseyes were screwed deeper into the head - solid feeling "firing pins". MacGregor discontinued them because of the difficulty in repairing them.

 

Dave completely restored a set of SS-1 Velocitized woods for me in the late 1980s - I had long discussions and watched him unscrew the bullseye from the driver. Most repairmen simply cut the firing pins off behind the inserts.

 

Dave made a Velocitized inset for his 1st Crenshaw Texan driver and an E-O-M 60 Texan for Seve, because he loved the firing pin. Both of those clubs are in my Wood Bros collection.

 

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[freddiec]

Dave once told me the story of how the All American was born. Shultz daughter was introduced to the Wood Bros clubs somehow while on a golf course, thought they were really neat, called Dave and wanted him to create something very "unique" for her Dad.. She wanted to surprise him with a special club, the All American was born. If I remember at the time the Daughter might have been dating a player that had a WB.. That part I'm not 100 percent, but her calling Dave about a unique club is..

 

 

I've heard lots of stories from Dave, my Texan which Langer played was somewhat inspired by the movie "Christine", when Dave built the 1988 Tour Demo he wanted the club to have "Soul".

[Texsport]

rex235

 

I recently acquired a 2nd LH Wood Bros Corker.

 

They're rare, but a few are out there.

 

Texsport

[rex235]

rex235

 

I recently acquired a 2nd LH Wood Bros Corker.

 

They're rare, but a few are out there.

 

Texsport

 

Tex-

 

Have seen as many as a half dozen different LH WB Texans. Was looking for a LH Kool Cat, but not a LH Corker.

 

Your collection of LH WB Drivers (Texan, Kool Cat, and Corker) remains the standard.

 

As for me- am happy with one WB.

[CanadianCrippler]

Well folks, it has been a while! I am making some changes to my collecting habits and have decided to offer some of my WB drivers to those within this forum as I know they will go where they should!

 

If you are interested, please send me a PM with your offer and I will confirm who will win on Sunday, March 29th.

 

I am putting up a few great ones!

 

#1: my avatar, The Australian! It is one of the first ever built by Dave Wood and is virtually the twin to the one he refurbished that was Steve Elkingtons!

 

#2: one of a kind, All American built for Peter Jacobsen! Unique speed slot like you would have seen in Hogans!

 

#3: All Japan driver, never hit!

 

#4 Texan custom built / promotional club with WYNNER logo

 

 

Any questions, let me know!

 

 

CC

[Texsport]

WOW CC!

 

Texsport

[No_Catchy_Nickname]

Well folks, it has been a while! I am making some changes to my collecting habits and have decided to offer some of my WB drivers to those within this forum as I know they will go where they should!

 

If you are interested, please send me a PM with your offer and I will confirm who will win on Sunday, March 29th.

 

I am putting up a few great ones!

 

#1: my avatar, The Australian! It is one of the first ever built by Dave Wood and is virtually the twin to the one he refurbished that was Steve Elkingtons!

 

#2: one of a kind, All American built for Peter Jacobsen! Unique speed slot like you would have seen in Hogans!

 

#3: All Japan driver, never hit!

 

#4 Texan custom built / promotional club with WYNNER logo

 

 

Any questions, let me know!

 

 

CC

 

I hope that's a mistake for 29th April, otherwise that's a long wait!

[No_Catchy_Nickname]

Incidentally, what sort of stiffness would "Flex III" be on a Wood Bros Shaft made by True Temper? Sorry, I don't have pictures of the label (edit: showing the flex).

[CanadianCrippler]

Well folks, it has been a while! I am making some changes to my collecting habits and have decided to offer some of my WB drivers to those within this forum as I know they will go where they should!

 

If you are interested, please send me a PM with your offer and I will confirm who will win on Sunday, March 29th.

 

I am putting up a few great ones!

 

#1: my avatar, The Australian! It is one of the first ever built by Dave Wood and is virtually the twin to the one he refurbished that was Steve Elkingtons!

 

#2: one of a kind, All American built for Peter Jacobsen! Unique speed slot like you would have seen in Hogans!

 

#3: All Japan driver, never hit!

 

#4 Texan custom built / promotional club with WYNNER logo

 

 

Any questions, let me know!

 

 

CC

 

I hope that's a mistake for 29th April, otherwise that's a long wait!

 

The 29 th is only 4 days away buddy!

[CanadianCrippler]

My lefty Texan is pretty cool. The non-standard WRW insert gives it a nice look..

 

 

CC

[CanadianCrippler]

Here are pictures of the following:

The Australian

All Japan

Texan WYNNER

 

Will be posting other pictures of the All American Jacobsen and some others!

 

 

CC

 

 

[CanadianCrippler]

Here are pictures of the Jacobsen All American, speed slot and also two others available!

 

Masters Edition; 1/12 made, never hit!

Blonde Texan, deep face 1 7/8", unique club shape!

 

PM me!

 

 

CC

 

 

 

[CanadianCrippler]

Here are 3 more available!

 

Custom Texan with RWR insert and DW on neck!

Black Texan that was used by Lee Trevino, came from his caddie Herman

Blonde Texan, no loft markings and unique aluminum shaft

 

PM me if interested as before. BTW, I will not be sharing any offers, simply best offer by Sunday (assuming not rediculous), wins!

 

CC

 

 

[jmck]

Must......resist......

[RobotDoctor]

Here are pictures of the following:

The Australian

All Japan

Texan WYNNER

 

Will be posting other pictures of the All American Jacobsen and some others!

 

 

CC

 

 

 

I'd LOVE LOVE LOVE to add the Australian to my collection but I know it will be way out of my price range. It will end up going to a home who appreciates the craftsmanship of Wood Brothers Golf.

[CanadianCrippler]

Getting some offers folks, thanks! Keep in mind that if you would be interested in multiple clubs, send me offers on the package as well as individual clubs. I would likely consider packages if fair over moving clubs piece meal..

 

I may just include something additional within any packages too!

 

 

CC

[RobotDoctor]

Getting some offers folks, thanks! Keep in mind that if you would be interested in multiple clubs, send me offers on the package as well as individual clubs. I would likely consider packages if fair over moving clubs piece meal..

 

I may just include something additional within any packages too!

 

 

CC

 

CC, my offer would be considered an insult to the Australian. If the Australian sits square to maybe a degree open then she's perfect. Typical April financial constraints. Believe me, the Australian would be well taken care for and loved in my home! :)

[jmck]

Yeah, that Australian looks like a particularly nice Australian. I mean they are all nice, but that one is particularly nice.

[freddiec]

My Blonde Masters would love a playing partner