Jack Youds

1890 - 1939

Little is known about Jack Youds, though records suggest he began his career in the 1890s as an assistant to St Andrews-born Jack (John) Morris at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake. Youds is believed to have spent a short period in America before returning to England in 1902, when he became the golf professional and clubmaker at Chislehurst Golf Club.
In 1909, he left Chislehurst and returned once again to Hoylake, where for a time he worked alongside Morris. During this period, the two briefly collaborated and traded under the name "Morris & Youds." Morris-a nephew of the legendary Old Tom Morris-served as professional at Royal Liverpool for the club's first sixty years. Founded in 1869, the club originally featured a twelve-hole course laid out by Robert Chambers and Morris's father, George, a former Carnoustie professional. Jack Morris died in 1929.
Youds remained at Hoylake until his retirement in 1937 and passed away two years later. He is remembered for his innovation in club design, most notably his Patent Alloy Lead Face Mallet Putter, for which he was granted British Patent No. 212 on 3 January 1908.

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