Golf Club Putter, Long Nose, Hunstanton
Golf Club Putter, Long Nose, Hunstanton
Antique Scared Head Long Nose Putter.
A nice original persimmon wood putter with hickory shaft and polished leather grip. The scared head club with traditional horn slip along the leading edge of the sole and large lead weight to rear. The head stamped 'Hunstanton Special' with an alignment line and sweetspot indicator.
A great club in great condition.
The measurements of the club are;
Length 86 cm
Width of face 10.5 cm
Depth of face 2.8 cm
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.
Darwin wrote about Hunstanton in his book "The Golf Courses of the British Isles" Hunstanton is very amusing golf; it is more than that, for it is for the most part very good golf. Perhaps it is a little unfairly overshadowed in public estimation by its near neighbour Brancaster, which is altogether on a rather bigger and grander scale".
Bernard Gallacher says "It's a classic links course. A true championship test of golf."
Hunstanton Golf Club is an 18-hole members golf club in Norfolk, England, founded in 1891. During the Club's history, it has hosted more than forty events of national standing including twelve British & English Ladies Amateur Championships, five Brabazon Trophies and three English Amateur Championships.
The course was first designed as a 9 hole course but was significantly altered and extended in 1907 with the addition of 40 bunkers following designs by James Braid. The club hosted its first senior amateur event hosting the British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship in 1914, and the English Ladies Open in 1922. Following this the club hosted the English Amateur for the first time in 1931. Further changes were made to the course in 1950 with several of the holes being redesigned to their present format, most notably there were significant changes to the closing two holes.
Dimensions:
1900-1949
C. 1910
Hickory
United Kingdom
very good
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