Old Golf Club Names -
Hickory Golf Clubs

Hickory shafted golf clubs, pre 1929, were always referred to by name to identify the distance that each club would hit a golf ball.

After 1930 the introduction of the steel shaft allowed sets of clubs to be graduated in length, loft and lie and each club was given a number.

Golfers are often confused by the value in terms of distance of these names, so below is a table of all old names for hickory golf clubs covering a full set of clubs, together with a modern golf club equivalent.

Old Hickory Golf Club Name / New Club Numbers & Names

Play Club / Driver No. 1 Wood
Brassie / No. 2 Wood
Spoon / No. 3 Wood
Baffy / No. 4/5 Wood
Wooden Niblick / No. 7 Wood
Cleek / No. 1 Iron
Driving Iron / No. 2 Iron
Long Iron / No. 3 Iron
Mid Iron / No. 4 Iron
Mashie / No. 5 Iron
Spade Mashie / No. 6 Iron
Deep face Mashie / No. 7 Iron
Mashie Niblick / No. 8 Iron
Niblick / Pitching Wedge
Jigger / No. 4 Iron loft with shorter shaft also used for chipping
Sammy / Round back version of the Jigger