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100 Years of Innovation

The modern golf bag is packed with a selection of technologically advanced pieces of equipment, from driver through to golf ball.

Over the last 100 years, designers and manufacturers have considered and implemented countless innovative ways to produce equipment that has delivered improved performance to golfers of all standards.

Here, we take a look at some of those innovations over the decades, from the 1920s to the 2010s.

1920s

STEEL SHAFTS

Although the first steel shaft was designed by Scottish blacksmith Thomas Horsburgh in the 1890s, they didn’t begin to find favour until the 1920s. The

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