Description
Rare vintage right hand R B Wilson hickory shaft golf club St Andrews. Robert Black “Buff” Wilson was born in Anstruther in 1869 and there probably knew Robert Condie from whom he bought many iron heads when they both later moved to St Andrews. Wilson spent a year clubmaking with Old Tom Morris, in 1887 and later worked with Jamie Anderson. In addition to his clubmaking skills he was a fine golfer, wining a St Andrews tournament which had Andrew Kirkaldy, his brother Hugh and Davie Ayton in the field. He and Douglas Rolland triumphed over Hugh Kirkaldy and Jack White, both Open Champions, in a “purse” match at East Grinstead. In 1888, took up the position of professional/greenkeeper at Minchinhampton in Gloucestershire where he first had to lay out the course. (This course is famous for the woodcut of the lady golfer by Lucien Davis in 1890). Short spells as professional at Sheffield, Sidcup and Beckenham followed, before he sailed to the US in 1896 ideal present for any golfer to hang in his mancave /bar
