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Clean up those putts and scrub strokes from your card with this left handed hickory putter. This astral branded club is by Scottish maker Craigie J&W out of Montrose. We put it in a familiar green, red, and yellow color scheme found under many kitchen sinks and janitor closets around the country. The grip is US suede leather with red and gold waxed Irish linen whipping thread. The club head has 10 degrees of loft, and a balanced B7 swing weight. The club is 34 inches long with its original refinished hickory shaft.
A left handed hickory putter with a clean blue and grey color scheme. The only unique identifying mark remaining on the club was the word “sherardized” which is a zinc galvanizing process for steel. It’s supposed to limit corrosion, but that protection didn’t last. However, stripping the rust left this club with with a unique pitted appearance. It reminded me of cloudy skies or the moon, so I gripped in light blue chrome tan leather and grey whipping thread. The club has 9 degrees of loft, is 35 inches long, and has a B1 swing weight.
Send those putts to the underworld with this left handed putter named for the Egyptian god of resurrection. This lovely hickory and brass putter, made by the Leyland and Birmingham Rubber Company in the 1910s, has a little pyramid stamped on it, so of course we named it for an Egyptian deity. Orisis’ skin was often depicted as green symbolizing fertility and rebirth. He was also typically shown bearing a crook and flail with an alternating blue and yellow pattern. So this club has a green Italian pebble grain leather grip with blue and yellow bands of waxed Irish linen whipping thread. The original hickory shaft is refinished and free of cracks and splits, and gives the club an overall length of 34 inches. The brass club head has 9 degrees of loft and an agile B0 swing weight.
This is a London made Spalding hickory putter from the late 1910s or early 1920s. I had some tartan in a bold blue with black, red, and white accents. So I paired it with some dark blue Italian pebble grain leather and black and red whipping thread. This left handed putter has 6 degrees of loft and a mid-range C2 swing weight. While the head was made in the UK, the original hickory shaft is American grown and gives the club a 34.25 inch overall length. A perfect hickory club to put a bruising on your scorecard.
This beautiful 1926 brass ambidextrous hickory putter with a cute little seashell is perfect to play a golf course in south Florida. Green palms, orange sunsets, and bright white wading birds are a great backdrop for some golf, just don’t get caught in a tropical storm. I captured that color palette with some green pebble grain Italian leather, with orange and white waxed Irish linen whipping thread. The ambidextrous brass head has 6 degrees of loft on both sides and a balanced swing weight of C0. The club’s overall length is 34.25 inches with a refinished original shaft that is free of cracks and splits.
This lefty hickory putter is associated with a British pro, George Rochester. I know some folks who went to the Rochester Institute of Technology. No association with George, but the RIT Tigers have a black and orange color scheme, so I whipped and gripped this one in orange Italian pebble grain leather with black and white accents on the whipping thread. It’s 3 degrees of loft, 34.5 inch overall length and balanced B5 swing weight will help you engineer some great putts.
So I got a deal on this interesting leather with gator texture in red and dark blue. As someone who learned how to golf in Florida, an alligator on the course always turns some heads. So grab everyone’s attention on the green with this wild looking hickory putter. It’s likely from the early 1930’s, but the head has absolutely no markings on it. It does have 16 degrees of loft along with a hefty D0 swing weight, and an overall length of 34.75 inches. That will give this gator some pop on the ball, and is a great putter for Texas wedge enthusiasts.
“You drive for show, but putt for dough” -Bobby Locke.
This is a post 1935 hickory made by Slazenger Golf in the UK and branded for famous South African golfer Bobby Locke. It likely dates to the late 1950s or early 1960s. I gave it a new red Italian pebble grain grip with black and gold whipping accents to match the paint fill on the head. The putter has a 10 degree lofted face, is 35.25 inches long, and has a nice mid range C6 swing weight.
Here at Groundhog Hickory Golf, we specialize in pre 1935 hickory clubs, but a few rare makers continued to use hickory for decades after steel shafts started to dominate golf. One maker was Otey Crisman out of Selma, Alabama. This particular example dates to the 1950s. I refinished it colors evocative of Alabama, crimson, grey, black and white. The head is mallet style, with a 6 degree loft and is pretty balanced with a B6 swing weight. The original hickory shaft is 34.75 inches long and was sanded, stained, and shellacked. The grip is black garment leather with Irish waxed linen whipping thread.
This is a beautiful likely pre 1914 brass headed putter with some interesting head characteristics. It has a near vertical 2 degree loft and a very light SUB A swing weight. I paired that pretty brass head with navy blue Italian pebble grain leather and gold Irish linen whipping thread. Classic colors recognizable from Ann Arbor, Michigan to Annapolis, Maryland. The original hickory shaft is 34 inches long, is free of cracks or splits and has been sanded, stained, and shellacked. Get this classic putter in classic colors today.
Get ready for America’s 250th birthday with this star spangled putter. The whipping thread 13 alternating bands of red and white with 50 wraps of blue evoking the stripes and constellation star field of the American flag. Ironically enough, the brass club head was made in the UK and sold sometime between 1888 and 1910 from the A.W. Gamage Sporting Goods store in Holborn England. The original American grown hickory shaft is 32.5 inches long, is free of cracks or splits and is newly sanded, stained, and shellacked. The grip is USA sourced garment grade black leather with waxed Irish linen whipping thread.
Make your putts as silky smooth as ice cream at a birthday party with this tri-flavored putter. The grip is Italian pebble grain milk chocolate leather, with vanilla and strawberry waxed Irish linen whipping thread. The head is associated with UK Pro, George Pownall, active at the Hindhead Golf Club from 1907 to 1932 and has 13 degrees of loft and an agile C2 swing weight to put some extra fudge on those putts. The original 34.25 inch hickory shaft is free from cracks and splits, and is freshly sanded, stained, and shellacked.
The USA and UK come together in this red white and blue custom putter. The head is a Scottish made Charles Gibson from the 1910s or 1920s with a 6 degree lofted face and lighter range C3 swing weight. The original American grown hickory shaft is 35 inches long, free of cracks and splits, and refinished with honey stain and shellac. The grip is red Italian pebble grain leather, with Irish waxed linen thread whipping. The decorative details include a section of red, white and blue wool tartan.
One of Spalding’s many club lines in the hickory era was the “Thistle”. Named after the national flower of Scotland, these were popular consumer level clubs from the late 1910’s through the 1920’s. This one has a suede leather grip in purple and green whipping thread in an homage to the club’s namesake flower. The face is 12 degrees to get you some extra roll in your putts with a mid-range C8 swing weight. The club is a 34.75 inches in length with its original hickory shaft.
This is a lovely EDCO brass headed putter from the 1910’s. It is finished in a pebble grained chrome tan leather grip with tan and grey whipping accents. The face is lofted at 15 degrees which will give your putts some extra pop, especially when putting from the fringe or when used as a Texas wedge. The hickory shaft is free of cracks and splits and was sanded, stained, and shellacked. The overall swing weight is a light A8 and the overall club length is 34 inches.
A putter with a purple personality. This Picadilly UK made putter from the 1920’s is done in stunning ruby purple leather with a tartan detail. The Greyfriars tartan is exclusive to the Grassmarket Tartan Shop in Edinburgh. This wee tartan shop is part of the Grassmarket Community Project, which provides meals and activities for Edinburgh residents experiencing isolation, exclusion, or poverty. $10 of this will go directly to them. So get a stunning one of a kind golf club, and help a good cause.
Original hickory shaft is intact and was sanded, stained, and shellacked. Club head was removed and reset with a new brass pin and epoxy. The club has 10 degrees of loft, 35.5 inches of length, and mid-range C8 swing weight. Grip is USA chrome tan leather with waxed Irish linen thread whipping. Tartan is 100% Scottish wool.
A bright blue and yellow putter that evokes a field of sunflowers that will brighten up your day on the course.
The maker in unknown, but likely dates to the 1920’s. Original hickory shaft is intact and was sanded, stained, and shellacked. Grip is USA sourced chrome-tan leather. Whipping thread is waxed Irish linen. Face has 10 degrees of loft. Shaft is 34.25 inches long. Swing weight is a light and breezy SUB A.
Groundhog Hickory Golf Clubs are hand restored in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. An old steel town, that’s cleaned off the rust, made some repairs, and is now vibrant and colorful with new life. Kinda like our clubs. To celebrate this rebirth the town celebrates the Firebird Festival every December. Volunteer build a giant phoenix bird out of pallets and scrap lumber, then the whole town gathers around and sets it ablaze.
This club evokes the Firebird. Blackened scorch marks along the hickory wood shaft, blazing red leather and glowing orange whipping evoke rivers of molten iron and the burning flames of renewal with a wisp of grey whipping smoke. The reinforcement whipping near the head is steel grey and rust signifying the cycle of new birth and aging. Whether you are from Phoenixville, or anywhere around the world, this club will blaze a trail to the hole with every putt.
The club is a 1920’s Spalding Symetric with a 10 degree loft, 34.25 inch length, and a mid range C0 swing weight. Head is reset with new epoxy and a brass pin. The original hickory shaft was sanded, stained, and shellacked, with Italian pebble grain leather grip, and waxed Irish linen whipping thread.
Classic golf and premium cigars are a timeless combination. This creation was inspired by the label for Los Gallos cigars, a premium artisan cigar maker specializing in Honduran grown tobacco blends.
El Cigarro is a 1910-1920 UK made Spalding with London markings on the club head and markings on the shaft for sale in France. Its unique crosshatch face has twelve degrees of loft and a light feeling B3 swing weight. Total length of the club is 35 inches
The grip is tobacco leather with triple layer underpinning. The whipping is in red and orange to emulate the lit end of a cigar with gradient grey going to white to evoke the ash and a smoke ring. The grip has a “band” of navy and gold in the colors of Los Gallos’ cigar bands.
A unique treasure for any golfer and cigar lover.
A playable late hickory era matched set of 8 Spalding Kro-Flite irons in Philadelphia football colors. These clubs are from the early 1930’s and are numbered as opposed to named like most hickory era clubs. This is the perfect set for a modern golfer looking to transition to hickory play as the club lofting will more closely correspond to what they are used to in their modern bag.
These clubs are done in Philly’s twice champion colors, with midnight green suede leather grips with black, silver and white whipping thread. To add some extra flair, a matching tartan fabric detail is on every club. All the clubs are US made Spalding Kro-Flites .Green, white and black paint fill is on the heads to enhance the original markings and stamping, including their signature swooping bird cleek mark. A perfect set for any fan of eagles, either on the course, or on the gridiron.
1 Iron: 21 degree loft, 39.75” length, D2 swing weight
2 Iron: 26 degree loft, 38.75” length, B9 swing weight
3 Iron: 30 degree loft, 38.5” length, C4 swing weight
5 Iron: 36 degree loft, 36.25” length, C1 swing weight
6 Iron: 40 degree loft, 36.25” length, C7 swing weight
7 Iron: 42 degree loft, 36” length, C3 swing weight
16 Iron (wedge/niblick): 45 degree loft, 36.25” length, C0 swing weight
Putter: 4 degree loft, 34.75” length, C0 swing weight, blade style
All clubs have reset heads with epoxy and new brass hosel pins. Shafts are refinished with oil stain and shellac. Grips are hand cut suede leather. Whipping is 4 ply waxed Irish linen thread. All club shafts and heads are originals from the 1930’s and had no discerned cracks, splits or play affecting damage seen during restoration.
A playable hickory starter set in classic Philadelphia football colors, Kelly green with silver, white, and black highlights. The clubs are some Spalding Kro-Flites (complete with a swooping bird), an AJ Reach (a Philly sporting goods company, and a Tyron driver (also made or sold in Philadelphia).
All clubs have reset heads with epoxy and new brass hosel pins. Shafts are refinished with oil stain and shellac. The Mashie Iron, and Mashie Niblick have shaft repairs done with with epoxy, and reinforced with extra whipping. Brassie socket also has reinforcing whipping as typical for hickory drivers and woods. Grips are hand cut deerskin leather. Whipping is 4 ply waxed Irish linen thread.
Driver: 11° 42.5" swing weight C7 - Tyron
Mashie Iron: 31° 37.75" B1 - Spalding Kro-Flite
Mashie: 37° 36.5" C6 - A.J. Reach
Mashie Niblick: 41° 36.5 C4 - Spalding Kro-Flite
Niblick: 54° 36.5" D2 - Spalding/Wright and Ditson Kro-Flite
Putter: 11° 35.5" C1 - Spalding Kro-Flite
This calls for the old Billy Baroo…..
Do you need a putter for that big putt to win it all? Well Groundhog Hickory Golf has a Billy Baroo for you. A brass headed putter from the 1910s, done up in colors of Bushwood Country Club. It won’t let you down.
This putter is of an unknown, but likely early make with no markings on the club head. The brass was polished and the head reset with epoxy and a new brass pin. The original hickory shaft is sanded, stained, and shellacked, is 34.5 inches long and has a mild St Andrews bend. This is an intentional slight curve that simulates a centerline shaft putter. The grip is green suede leather with red and white linen whipping thread.
I can’t guarantee this club will actually help you win that illegal gambling match, but you’ll definitely blow up the course with this beauty.
(Velvet cover not included) (Not the actual club from the greatest golf movie ever, just an homage)
Send those putts home in classic Philadelphia baseball colors.
Looking to send those putts home again and again? Then this putter will channel the determination of the 1980 World Series champs. Done in classic powder blue, white and maroon, the back of the club even says “The Winner”.
This late 1920’s to early 1930’s club is identified by “The Winner” mark on the back, but the maker is unknown. The head was has been de-rusted, and reset with a new brass pin and epoxy. The 34.5 inch shaft is sanded, stained, and shellacked. The grip is chrome tanned smooth leather with white and maroon linen whipping thread.
Once you putt down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny…….
I find your lack of fun on the golf course disturbing.
Strike fear in your opponents and conquer the greens with the confidence of an armored, laser sword wielding, respirator breathing, evil space wizard. Show the ball who’s its father with black leather twisted up by rage red and battle station grey.
This is a late 1920’s Spalding Putter from their Dundee line. Its 12 degree lofted face will force putts through any rebellious fringe, and its 35.5 inch shaft is sanded, stained, and shellacked like they did a long time ago. The grip is black garment leather with red and grey whipping thread.
From the Bullies to the Legion of Doom, Philadelphia hockey has always been defined by toughness and intimidation. This putter embodies the spirit of the team that made the Russians leave the ice. Black leather with flashes of orange and white show that you mean business on the green, and no putt will stop you.
This early 1930’s Spalding Symetric putter has a 10 degree loft to give the ball an extra bump. The head is reset with new epoxy and a brass pin to shrug off any hit. The grip is black garment leather, with classic Broad Street orange and white whipping thread. The original 35inch hickory twig is sanded, stained, shellacked and shined like the Cup.
I live near Philadelphia, so lots of Eagles fans both on the course and on the town. This Spalding Kro-Flite is great way to show your love for the Eagles, hopefully while putting for an eagle.
The head is an 8 degree loft and reset with new epoxy and a brass pin. The 34.75inch shaft is sanded, stained and shellacked. The grip is dark green suede leather, with black, white, and silver whipping thread. There’s also a bit of green, white, and black Graham tartan on the club as well.
You can think of hickory clubs like that classic jersey hanging in your closet. You might pull it out for the special occasion, or you prefer to rock that classic look every week. Either way, it brings you back to an era gone by. This is a classic club, a Spalding Kro-Flight putter with its signature soaring bird logo mark. One of the most popular golf club lines in America from the 1910’s through the 1950’s. We paired it with a classic Kelly green deerskin grip and silver and white whipping thread.
Perfect to sink a birdie and show your love for the birds at an early morning round on game day.
1930’s Spalding Kro-Flite putter with 6° loft. Head de-rusted, and reset with a new brass pin and epoxy. Original hickory shaft is 34 inches long, sanded, stained and shellacked.
Make “Saxa” money sinking putts with this classic putter.
This well engineered putter has a unique composite hickory and bamboo shaft and is done up in navy blue and white with a bit of tartan as well. It’s 8 degree face will help you reach the goal line no matter how undulating the happy valleys on the green happen to be.
This late 1920’s to early 1930’s club made by Vulcan is part of their Septem line. The head was has been de-rusted, and reset with a new brass pin and epoxy. The 34 inch shaft is sanded, stained, and shellacked. The grip is pebble grain navy blue with white linen whipping thread and a blue and white tartan detail.
When I first started to refinish this putter I was running out of inspiration. However, when I walked out into my garage and saw my olive drab Jeep, inspiration struck. This putter is a MacGregor Edgemont series, a very workmanlike and popular American clubmaker, and the print on the back of the club is in this very utilitarian block lettering. My Jeep and this block print inspired me to make a tribute to the old WWII Willys workhorse that drove GI’s around every theatre of combat.
Fortunately I also had some thick, durable, veg tanned olive drab leather which made for the perfect “Jeep” grip. To complement the drab leather, I did four black bands of whipping thread with brown in between to represent the Jeep’s four wheel drive, and the mud those four wheels slogged through on the way to victory.
The club head has a 10 degree loft, and is reset with new epoxy and a brass pin. The original 34.25″ hickory shaft has a St. Andrews bend, and was sanded, stained, and shellacked. The grip is 5oz. olive drab leather with black and brown linen whipping thread.
In a Gritty match with your regular foursome? This putter will help you Fly through the greens.
Looking to cause some chaos on the course? Are you uniquely you, and have an unending love for Philadelphia hockey and……cake? Then this is the putter for the gritty golfer such as yourself.
This is a Wright and Ditson “St Andrews” series from the 1920’s done up in the colors of Broad Street’s favorite hockey team, and their chaos gremlin mascot. The 13 degree face will give you some extra pop, like a hip check to the ball, and it is secured with epoxy and a new brass pin. The original 35.25 inch hickory shaft is sanded, stained and shellacked. The grip is pebble grain leather in orange with black and white linen whipping thread.
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Check out our past creations for some bespoke hickory clubs we’ve made for ourselves and our customers or contact us and ask about putting together a custom hickory club or set that is uniquely you.