Golfklubbor Sportmemorabilia

Golfklubbor Sportmemorabilia

HICKORYKLUBBOR, 2 st, 1900-tal, Brassies, hickory, D W Auchterlonie samt P. Newberry SpecialHISTORIK:David and William Auchterlonie were brothers born in St Andrews, both working for Forgan. After completing their apprenticeships they set up business, in 1892, with AW Crosthwaite, another apprentice of Forgan's. He soon dropped out, next to be seen as one of Forgan's workmen in 1895. Thereafter the brothers continued as D&W Auchterlonie, employing 16 men, some of whom were cleekmakers. They followed the Forgan example of not only supplying iron and wood clubs, but also of stamping their heads and shafts with the Auchterlonie name. The clubs were all handmade and they soon established a reputation for churning out clubs to the highest order. Willie was a formidable golfer and won the Open Championship in 1893; he was also a teacher of good repute. But it was as a maker that he was most interested and he came to dominate the firm. They were too late to have made long nosed clubs but they

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