“Kolf” Club In 1978 representatives of the Western Golf Association came to Vancouver to visit their Evans Scholars in school in BC at that time. The group included Mac McGuigan, the Educational Director, Jim Moore, Mac’s assistant, Marshall Dann, the … Continue reading →

SHAFT ADAPTER On January 1, 1930 the USGA made steel shafted golf clubs legal in the US. This change posed a dilemma for the golf club manufacturers. How could the golf club manufacturers fit the smaller diameter steel shafts into … Continue reading →

CROQUET STYLE PUTTING The concept of putting with the player’s feet straddling the line of flight of the ball on the putting green (CROQUET PUTTING) began in the 1890’s. This article is restricted to examples contained in the BC Golf Museum collection. … Continue reading →

Ben Sayers Jr. Golf Club Manufacturer Ben Sayers Jr. commenced manufacturing golf clubs on a large scale about 1912 in North Berwick, Scotland. Over the next six decades Sayers clubs appeared throughout the world. The BC Golf Museum received on … Continue reading →

Saturday July 6th, the museum received an original Bob Duden putter. Bob Duden invented this croquet-style putter in 1960-61. He was a pro in Portland Oregon, and distributed his “dude” putter from the trunk of his car at the local … Continue reading →