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RUT IRON R.White St. Andrews SMOOTH FACE c.1880-1890 Hickory Wood Shaft RARE

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499 $

Description
Brand: Robert White, St. Andrews Club Type: Lofted iron with bounce
Shaft Material: Hickory Wood Dexterity: Right-Handed
Gender: Men Flex: Firm
Model: Rut niblick/iron Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Loft: 50 degrees Club Size: 36"


Very rare, small-headed PLAYABLE rut iron by the famed St. Andrews maker, Robert White, who taught both Tom Stewart and Robert Condie the craft.Good stamp, not perfect, but quite readable in a circle on the clubhead "R.White  Maker  St. Andrews". . clubhead is not super heavy, as so many are; 36" in length and has an amazing amount of bounce angle, making it a potentially excellent club from the sand.Replacement shaft straight, strong and solidly attached to head; replacement grip excellent; perfect club for gutty golf in addition to being an exceptional collectible.These clubs were originally designed to extract a ball from wagon wheel ruts at the Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland.