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VINTAGE RARE MacGregor Marlene Hagge Signature 948 Golf Iron Set
MacGregor is one of the most prestigious Golf brands in the world. Established in 1897, it continues to innovate and produce leading Golf Clubs and Bags with trademark MacGregor styling.
MacGregor Golf, pioneered many of the advances in golf equipment. Lest anyone forget MacGregor’s prowess as a maker of forged blades, the company passed down from one generation of its heralded craftsmen to the next the proper technique for grinding irons. Starting as a round billet of soft carbon steel, a raw forged iron head went through nearly 50 stages of sculpting before it was crowned with the MacGregor stamp.
MacGregor had the most-played irons and woods on the pro circuit for decades. Think back to the 1975 Masters, when the last four players on the course – Nicklaus, Johnny Miller, Tom Weiskopf and Tom Watson – all carried the Kelly green-and-white MacGregor staff bag. So did Ben Crenshaw, David Graham and later Curtis Strange.
It was Toney Penna, a Tour winner known as “the sweet swinger,” who recruited the greatest names in golf to play under the MacGregor banner. The advisory staff also included future Hall of Fame members Jack Burke Jr., Marlene Hagge, Craig Wood and Louise Suggs.
By the 1950s, Penna had risen to chief designer. He was taught the basics; the rest he invented. His creations such as the Eye-O-Matic, a two-colored fiber insert that pointed out the club’s sweet spot, and the four-way roll face helped the average golfer hit the ball better.
Some of his innovations became industry standards. For instance, Penna’s MT irons from 1950 were compact blades with an unusually wide top line that were shallow from top to bottom. Penna lowered the center of gravity and put 1 degree less loft on each club, predating by some 30 years what would become common practice.
Business flourished in the 1940s and ’50s.
Some observers point to MacGregor’s sale in 1958 to bowling behemoth Brunswick Corp. – whose golf-crazed president decided to diversify the company’s holdings – as the beginning of the end for MacGregor. The best move made during Brunswick’s decadelong ownership of MacGregor was signing Nicklaus after a heated bidding war. First Flight Golf, an upstart company, offered Nicklaus a then-unheard-of $100,000 contract.
“Don’t lose him,” MacGregor’s president ordered, matching the offer.
Marlene Hagge Bio
South Dakota native Marlene Bauer Hagge was one of the original 13 LPGA Tour Founders along with her sister, Alice Bauer. She started playing at age 3 and by age 10 won the Long Beach City Boys Junior. At 13, she won six amateur championships, and became the youngest player ever to make the cut at the U.S. Women’s Open in 1947, a record that still holds to this day.
Hagge was the youngest ever member of the LPGA Tour at 16 years old. She won her first Tour event in 1952 at the Sarasota Open and would go on to win a total of 26 events. Her lone major championship came at the 1956 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Her final full season was 1996, when she competed in four tournaments and played one last event in 1997, finishing in the top 10 to place ninth in her final LPGA tournament appearance.
Hagge was inducted into the LPGA Hall of Fame under the Veteran’s Category (now dissolved) and the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2002. Hagge is one of two founding members of the LPGA Tour still alive, along with Shirley Spork.
Review: "I have played these irons for 6 full years and they're still in very good shape. There is a slight amount of rust on the soles of a few of the clubs but you have to look pretty closely to see it. The grooves are still in very good shape. Basically, these clubs have held up exceptionally well. If you're in the market for the absolute highest quality blades out there, a set of used PMB's would be a good move. These were retailing for about $1500 US when they came out. The high price tag was hard to swallow when I bought them, but 6 years later I can see that I was paying for top notch quality. Give these a serious look if you happen to find a used set for sale. From a performance perspective the main distinction from other blades is that the lofts are weaker. The PW is 50* compared to the usual 48* which just means you may not hit them quite as far as other models. However, the high loft has allowed me to play with 3 wedges instead of 4 and add a hybrid 2 iron. Long irons seem to be a little more user friendly with a ball flight that falls somewhere between typical muscle backs and cavity back blades."
This ladies set of 3-9 irons in good, better than average condition.
Shafts are ladies length and flex
Right Handed.
Condition is "Used" but in good condition, really a beautifully designed and manufactured set of clubs.
Ladies Flex Steel Shafts - 6 Iron is 37"
The Original Golf Pride Fineline grips are aged, and were retained for originality and authenticity.
Club condition as can be seen in the photos.
Shipped with USPS Priority Mail.
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