My Dad has an Al Hollern signature go-sum putter "10" iron. It has a hickory shaft. He is 74 & doesn't play anymore. It belonged to his mother's brother-in-law who was born around 1900. I wanted to maybe clean it up & mount it on a wall at the folks' home. Any idea on how old this vintage piece of equipment is?
40 years old
You might try www.Thegolfauction.com they auction golf memorabilia including Old Hickory clubs. I believe they have a golf Blog you can ask questions about golf memorabilia.
Brassie, spoon, mallet, the chicken stick
Nothing for the name and precious little for being old. Golf Clubs don't make good antiques especially when they have been outdated by new technology.
You can find just about anything you desire at rummage sales, including complete sets of golf clubs if the individual having the rummage sale has an old set of golf clubs they are wanting to sell.
only for 75 year old women
if you are still hitting good i see no need to update them, but if you are not hitting acceptably you should probably update your clubs
circa 1979
Interesting question to say the least. You will find that a lot of UK golf clubs have age limits, usually 11 years old. But there are some clubs with children much younger. No official statistics to support your question.
Many public golf courses will allow you to work when you are fifteen (assuming you have a ride). Most country clubs would like you to be sixteen or older.
Yes, at most country clubs there are caddy programs where you can sign up.
Golf, the game in which a ball is struck into a hole in the ground, originated in Scotland. James II outlawed the game in a proclamation in 1457. In all probability, the game evolved from other stick and ball games that were played on the European mainland such as chole, colf (sic), and jeu de mall. These sports had clubs similar to the golf clubs (called 'playclubs' that existed in the sixteenth century,) and we can assume that the first 'golfclubs' were used for these other sports, as well. As the game popularized, artisans in Scotland designed clubs specifically for the game of golf.