Feb 24th, 2016 Article
Modern Pros Hit Persimmon Drivers
Last week at the Northern Trust Open Rory McIlroy, Kevin Na, and Charley Hoffman hit wooden woods from the 1920's, 50's, and 90's to see how they compared to the modern equipment.
Sep 16th, 2020 Article
The good old days of club manufacture
Before technology took over and the driver became the monstrous feat of engineering and design that it is these days the persimmon wood ruled the tees and fairways. Other imposters tried to supplant the material of the golfing gods but failed. It would eventually take over ten years for the 'johnny come lately' metal woods to take the place of persimmon on the PGA and European tours.
Sep 15th, 2020 Article
The Club that won four majors
When Jack Nicklaus picked up his sixth Green Jacket and record eighteenth major win at Augusta in 1986 he had a MacGregor Tommy Armour 945W Driver in his bag. The persimmon driver was the same weapon that helped him to victory at the 1978 British Open, 1980 US Open and 1980 PGA Championship.
Jan 20th, 2020 Article
Fancy a Big chunk of Golf History?
A lot of us have old clubs languishing in the garage or in the attic gathering dust. Those of a certain age may also have a modern-day antique - a wood actually made out of wood! But there is a man who has not one but over one thousand woods tucked away in storage and all of them made from what was the holy grail of golf manufacturing materials – persimmon!
Apr 16th, 2019 Article
What is a Mini Driver?
Seeing TaylorMade’ announcement (our coverage here) of its new mini driver got me thinking. What the hell is a mini driver? Surely, I need a Mahoosive big headed driver with a sweet spot the size of a tea plate which will launch the ball in to the stratosphere (Kaboom!). Did I not have a mini driver back in the 70s, it was made out of wood (persimmon if you were posh) and it had the propensity to fly all over the place.
Apr 15th, 2019 Article
TaylorMade introduces Original One Mini Driver
TaylorMade has today announced the launch of the Original One Mini Driver, a new metalwood that pays homage to the brand’s history and utilises many of the most important product technologies in the company’s long lineage of industry-leading metalwood performance.
Sep 10th, 2018 Article
Golf's Top 20 Drivers of all time
The GolfPunk guide to the best in the business when it comes to splitting fairways... The Englishman with the marvellous middle name of ‘Horsfall’ never turned pro but won two Opens at the end of the 19th century, four Amateur Championships and a US Amateur, in the days when the very best were from the unpaid ranks. His most conspicuous quality was the straightness of his driving.
Jul 17th, 2017 Article
Iconic Arnold Palmer Open memorabilia
Heritage Auctions has announced that a piece of iconic Palmer memorabilia from his 1961 victory at Birkdale will be up for auction.
May 2nd, 2017 Article
Ed's Letter: The Golf Sixes
Strap yourselves in and get ready for pyrotechnics on the tee, nearest the pin competitions and some old fashioned ding-dong match play drama. The Golf Sixes is a very welcome innovation in the much beleaguered world of professional tournament golf.
Apr 11th, 2017 Article
COBRA PUMA Golf launch Heritage Collection
COBRA PUMA GOLF has introduced the Heritage Collection – including a Limited Edition Wood Grain KING F7 driver, a sophisticated chestnut herringbone pattern Driver Cap, along with stylish apparel and footwear.
Mar 26th, 2017 Article
Royal Norwich GC completes sale
Royal Norwich Golf Club has completed the sale of its land to developer Persimmon for £17m, and with it goes a little bit of golf history.
Apr 3rd, 2016 Article
Russell Knox's Cure Putter
Ronnie the golf pug really didn't like what he saw Russell Knox putting with last night. Was he right to hate on it, though? Now Lexi is using it too!
