Jack Morris, Transitional Long Nose Golf Club
Jack Morris, Transitional Long Nose Golf Club
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Scared Head Transitional Long Nose Golf Club.
An elegant scared head transitional long nose golf club by Jack Morris of St Andrews. This great looking club is also known as a driver or brassie with a slight loft, it has a black stained club head, lead weight to the rear and the traditional horn slip along the leading edge of the sole, the polished head is stamped 'J. Morris'. The hickory shaft with polished sheep skin grip.
This is a very nice example of a scared head golf club from the 1890's. We believe the shaft is a replacement as it has old markings for a much longer grip.
The measurements shown are the full length of the shaft and the width and depth of the face.
The approximate head size (see image):-
a = 9 cm
b = 3.2 cm
c = 4.6 cm
John (Jack) Morris was born in St Andrews in 1847 and was the son of George and nephew to the great Old Tom Morris. George was the older brother of Tom. When George was appointed as the first professional at Carnoustie the family also moved with him. In 1869, George Morris and Robert Chambers laid out the first twelve hole course at Hoylake and Jack was the first professional there, a position he held for 60 years.
The early clubs are made with a hickory shaft glued to the head by means of a splice or scare joint. This joint is then further strengthened by whipping with a pitched thread. All beautifully hand made by craftsmen of the time.
Dimensions:
1850-1899
Circa 1890's
Beech-wood
Scotland
Hickory shaft is a later replacement.
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:-a = 9 cmb = 3.2 cmc = 4.6 cmJohn (Jack) Morris was born in St Andrews in 1847 and was the son of George and nephew to the great Old Tom Morris. George was the older brother of Tom. When George was appointed as the first professional at Carnoustie the family also moved with him. In 1869, George Morris and Robert Chambers laid out the first twelve hole course at Hoylake and Jack was the first professional there, a position he held for 60 years.The early clubs are made with a hickory shaft glued to the head by means of a splice or scare joint. This joint is then further strengthened by whipping with a pitched thread. All beautifully hand made by craftsmen of the time.){kind=link}