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From Arnold Palmer to Babe Zaharias, Wilson Golf was the premier golf manufacturer from the 1920's through the 1970's.
The Wilson Sporting Goods Company dates back to 1913, first known as the Ashland Manufacturing Co. Ashland was subsidiary of a meat packing firm and was engaged in selling it byproducts to produce products including violin strings, surgical sutures, and strings for tennis rackets. Ashland broadened its horizons by adding items for hunting & fishing, bicycles, tires and phonographs over the years.
In 1924, sports personalities were signed as members of an Advisory Staff. Gene Sarazen was the first member of the Wilson Golf Staff. As you look through the catalogs, you will see many of the golfers that were on the Wilson staff: San Snead (over 60 years), Johnny Farrel, Walter Hagen, Lloyd Mangrum, Arnold Palmer, Babe Zaharias and Patty Berg, to name only a few.
A Few Of The Major Winners from the Wilson Advisory Golf Staff:
Gene Sarazen
Gene started competing in 1919 at the age of 17 and won the U.S. Open
and PGA Championship at the age or 20. He went on to win the PGA Tour
38 times and is remembered as one of the worlds greatest golfers. |
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Patty Berg
At age 17, she made the finals of the U.S. Women's Amateur and, as a professional golfer, she won 57 times. |
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Sam Snead
7 majors; including 84 PGS Tour wins, estimated total wins 140+. |
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Arnold Palmer
8 majors; over 70 total wins. It was Arnold and his friend, President
Dwight Eisenhower that were responsible for the tremendous popularity
of gold worldwide after WWII. |
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Babe Zaharias
5 majors; 38 LPGA wins. One of the best woman golfers ever.
She was just name the "Woman Athlete of the 20th Century" by ESPN. |
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