Forgotten Golf Brands

[GolfSpy_APH]

What are some brands that are long lost or forgotten? Maybe they still make clubs or maybe they have completely exited the space. 

MLA Putters comes to mind for me as a brand we saw a good bit of via MGS but they haven't done much of anything new since and I almost thought they closed their doors but they still are selling putters. 

Any others that come to mind for you?

[Erin B]

PinSeeker 2, my first real set. Bought them at a Roger Dunn store in Arroyo Grande CA in 1999. I don’t think they’re around anymore but their story is really interesting. If I find it I’ll post it…. I found it!!! https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-11-26-fi-24993-story.html

Edited March 26 by Erin B
Added info

[poprocksncoke]

gonna throw out Founders Club and Ram

4 minutes ago, Erin B said:

PinSeeker, my first real set. Bought them at a Roger Dunn store by Pismo Beach CA in 1999. I don’t think they’re around anymore but their story is really interesting. If I find it I’ll post it…. I found one story about them- https://www.terrificgolf.com/unveiling-the-maker-of-pinseeker-golf-clubs/

spent a lot of time at the Roger Dunn store   Think its in Arroyo Grande?

 

Think I still have my mom's old set of  Pinseeker irons laying around somewhere.

Edited March 26 by poprocksncoke

[Erin B]

6 minutes ago, poprocksncoke said:

gonna throw out Founders Club and Ram

spent a lot of time at the Roger Dunn store   Think its in Arroyo Grande?

 

Think I still have my mom's old set of  Pinseeker irons laying around somewhere.

Yes!!! It was by Arroyo Grande!!! Bought my Ping Anser that I still play from there.

Edited March 26 by Erin B

[Rob Person]

Dunlop golf equipment! 

 Clubs and bags throughout the 80s- early 2000s that were produced by Dunlop.

Later they were bought out by Sumimoto. (Who also own Cleveland and Srixon, and a bunch of other sports companies)

The clubset I own, (and currently play) are over 25 years old. They are Foremost 551 series (and I believe the last dunlop club sets produced)

Dunlop golf has a long history too.

[Northern Monkey]

20 minutes ago, Rob Person said:

Dunlop golf equipment! 

 Clubs and bags throughout the 80s- early 2000s that were produced by Dunlop.

Later they were bought out by Sumimoto. (Who also own Cleveland and Srixon, and a bunch of other sports companies)

The clubset I own, (and currently play) are over 25 years old. They are Foremost 551 series (and I believe the last dunlop club sets produced)

Dunlop golf has a long history too.

Dunlop is still around, in a sense. It is part of the group that also owns Cleveland, Srixon and XXIO. Dunlop, as a brand, now focuses on racket sports with its golf side having been incorporated into the other golf brands within the company

[Northern Monkey]

Ignore my last, just seen that you’d already stated that Rob. 
Sorry I’m half asleep, it’s 00:25 here

[matt_puttercup]

Perhaps too soon, but because I played them for the first 20ish years of my golfing life… Ben Hogan Golf.

[poprocksncoke]

Teardrop?

[matt_puttercup]

12 minutes ago, poprocksncoke said:

Teardrop?

 

[matt_puttercup]

Was always nice to find a Slazenger golf ball as a teenager

[bens197]

I’d throw out Never Compromise putters as one of the better forgotten brands.  But within this discussion some of the best forgotten clubs ever made were these:

 

[GolfSpy_APH]

5 minutes ago, bens197 said:

I’d throw out Never Compromise putters as one of the better forgotten brands.  But within this discussion some of the best forgotten clubs ever made were these:

 

I recall Never Compromise just came out with new putters and I was like who the heck are these guys!

[bens197]

22 minutes ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

I recall Never Compromise just came out with new putters and I was like who the heck are these guys!

NC partnered with Cleveland golf many years ago…right around the time Vijay was racking up wins.  
 

It was timely for them and really helped their sales volume…in the same regard that UnderArmour signed Spieth before his Masters victory. 
 

Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good. 

[PhilM75072]

Foxbat. I believe they were a small, local Ft Worth company. My father had a complete set from them.

[StrokerAce]

right on the heels of their performance in the best blade putter category I'll throw out Zebra golf.

seems like everyone had or tried one of these at one point

[FightingScot82]

15 hours ago, Rob Person said:

Dunlop golf equipment! 

 Clubs and bags throughout the 80s- early 2000s that were produced by Dunlop.

Later they were bought out by Sumimoto. (Who also own Cleveland and Srixon, and a bunch of other sports companies)

The clubset I own, (and currently play) are over 25 years old. They are Foremost 551 series (and I believe the last dunlop club sets produced)

Dunlop golf has a long history too.

Came here to mention Dunlop. My first set was a women's Dunlop half set (D-3W-3-5-7-9-Putter) as a short 11 year old and an era where kids clubs were glorified toys. They were a little shorter and lighter than men's clubs and I actually hit them really well.

Some will laugh, but at 14 I saved up from umpiring little league games to buy a full set of...Spalding! These were junk but I had them for 20 years lol.

 

I also came to offer Teardrop, Orlimar, etc.

[Shrek74]

17 hours ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

What are some brands that are long lost or forgotten? Maybe they still make clubs or maybe they have completely exited the space. 

MLA Putters comes to mind for me as a brand we saw a good bit of via MGS but they haven't done much of anything new since and I almost thought they closed their doors but they still are selling putters. 

Any others that come to mind for you?

Spalding comes to mind. They were big with Bobby Jones, Normal, Trevino, Price just to name a few. Huge in the golf ball industry for a long time.

https://mygolfspy.com/news-opinion/historys-mysteries-spalding-golfs-final-countdown/

[DiscipleofPenick]

Dunlop=Srixon...change my mind. Dunlop, the tire company got bought up by Goodyear and Sumitomo rubber. The golf patents all went to Sumitomo in the sale, and they are the parent manufacturer of Srixon/Cleveland.

I'll add SeeMore putters, PowerBilt, and Alien (lol)

 

[funkyjudge]

16 hours ago, Erin B said:

PinSeeker 2, my first real set. Bought them at a Roger Dunn store in Arroyo Grande CA in 1999. I don’t think they’re around anymore but their story is really interesting. If I find it I’ll post it…. I found it!!! https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-11-26-fi-24993-story.html

My wife was just watching an old game show episode last week, and they were giving away a set of Pinseeker golf clubs as one of their prizes!

[poprocksncoke]

Thought of a new one today...

Browning

[GolfSpy_APH]

Linx is another one that I can recall that has gone somewhat mia. I do seem to recall a main site story about their return, but didn't see much after that. 

[sirchunksalot]

15 minutes ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

Linx is another one that I can recall that has gone somewhat mia. I do seem to recall a main site story about their return, but didn't see much after that. 

I recall a forum member review in my early days on the forum and that is all I remember about it. I did a search and found it was 2019 when they were looking to make a return to the US. 

[Bobbers]

Zevo

Carbite Putters

Mac Burroughs

Northwestern used to make every imaginable inexpensive type of golf equipment here in the US.

"Bassackward" putters

 

[Rob Person]

1 hour ago, Bobbers said:

Zevo

Carbite Putters

Mac Burroughs

Northwestern used to make every imaginable inexpensive type of golf equipment here in the US.

"Bassackward" putters

 

I see random northwestern clubs all the time in thrift stores. Never in full sets though.  Were they decent clubs?

[Bobbers]

1 minute ago, Rob Person said:

I see random northwestern clubs all the time in thrift stores. Never in full sets though.  Were they decent clubs?

Not really.  They used a lot of pot metal in making their products.  Chrome plating can only go so far in making that which is hideous look beautiful.

[Headhammer]

1 hour ago, Bobbers said:

Not really.  They used a lot of pot metal in making their products.  Chrome plating can only go so far in making that which is hideous look beautiful.

My first set was Northwestern. I've never putted as well as I did with the putter that came with that set!

[Headhammer]

On 3/26/2024 at 6:16 PM, GolfSpy_APH said:

What are some brands that are long lost or forgotten? Maybe they still make clubs or maybe they have completely exited the space. 

MLA Putters comes to mind for me as a brand we saw a good bit of via MGS but they haven't done much of anything new since and I almost thought they closed their doors but they still are selling putters. 

Any others that come to mind for you?

Saw on instagram a while back they have a new owner who is updating their designs. Lotta putter companies seem to be for sale or experiencing serious financial difficulties lately. Piggybacking on the thread about how much will you pay for a putter, obviously not as much as some of these companies are charging!

[tdroma98]

6 hours ago, Bobbers said:

Zevo

Carbite Putters

@Bobbers good call on Carbite.  It triggered me to search through my golf bucket.  Several years ago I found a Carbite blade putter head.  Someone had broken the shaft off. I had found the putter head in the woods while ball hawking. 

I kept the putter to see if it could be reshafted at some point. 

 

[poprocksncoke]

26 minutes ago, tdroma98 said:

@Bobbers good call on Carbite.  It triggered me to search through my golf bucket.  Several years ago I found a Carbite blade putter head.  Someone had broken the shaft off. I had found the putter head in the woods while ball hawking. 

I kept the putter to see if it could be reshafted at some point. 

 

speaking of Carbite, anyone have one of these?