Description: ClubmakersRobert Forgan and Son St Andrews Robert Forgan, in addition to his claim to fame as the great-grandfather of our webmaster, began making clubs, as a joiner, in St Andrews in 1852 in Hugh Philp's shop. Some early clubs are marked "Philp Forgan". He succeeded Philp in 1856 and started trading under his own name. He is credited, by some at least, with the innovation of fixing the ram's horn edge guard (the "slip" or "bone") to the sole with angled hickory pegs. His youngest son, Thomas, joined the business in 1881. He made a set of clubs for the Prince of Wales in 1863 (to commemorate HRH being made Captain of the R&A) for which the firm was later given a royal warrant and the right to display the Prince's crest of three plumed ostrich feathers on his clubs. When the Prince became Edward VII in 1901 the device changed to a crown. If you ever went to the St Andrews Woollen Mill when visiting the town then you have been in the old Forgan factory. The photograph on our Catalogue page shows the factory in its heyday. There are further pictures and a longer piece on Forgan in the History sectionBrassieThis club was fitted with a brass sole plate. The term also applied to various lofted wooden clubs in the 1880s and 1890s. The modern day version would be the number 2 wood, which of course is now very rarely used with the proliferation of utility clubs. Mid Iron An iron club no longer is use, somewhat more lofted than a driving iron. The alternative name would be the number two iron.Mid Mashie The alternative name would be the number three iron.Mashie Iron An iron club no longer in use, somewhat less lofted than a mashie, that was used for driving and for full shots through the green. The alternative name for the number four iron.Mashie A lofted iron club, no longer in use, introduced about 1880 and used for pitching with backspin. The modern equivalent would be the number five iron.Spade Mashie A deep-faced iron club, no longer in use, some what more lofted than a mashie. The modern equivalent would be the number six iron.Mashie Niblick An iron club, no longer in use, having a loft between those of a mashie and a niblick, used for pitching. The modern day equivalent would be the number six or number seven iron.Niblick A short headed steeply lofted wooden club, no longer in use, used for playing out of ruts and tight lies. The alternative name for the number nine iron.
Price: 120 USD
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
End Time: 2024-07-18T04:29:47.000Z
Shipping Cost: 12 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Shaft Material: WOOD
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Club Type: MID RON
Loft: MID IRON
Brand: ROBERT FORGAN AND SON
