高尔夫球杆鉴赏

Peter McEwan 1834-1895, Bruntsfield Links, Edinburgh. Grassed Driver. One of the great early club makers in Scotland. Circa 1870, all original. Maker Unknown Early concave face track-iron. Circa 1840, all original. James Wilson 1803-1866, St. Andrews. Concave long-nose play club. Circa 1850.

Maker Unknown Early smooth face cleek. Circa 1870, all original. Robert Forgan 1824-1900, St. Andrews. Long-nose approach putter, ram's horn insert, lead back weight. Circa 1880, all original. Maker Unknown Long-nose putter, ram's horn insert, lead back weight. This putter was found near Shinnecock Golf Club. Stamped "John Doe" Circa 1910.

Alex Smith Winner of U.S. Open. Bulger driver, brass plate. Circa 1910, all original. Frank Doleman Edinburgh, Scotland. Transitional long-nose play club, brass sole plate. Circa 1890. Robert Forgan 1824-1900, St. Andrews. Transitional long-nose spoon, brass sole plate. Circa 1890.

Willie Park Jr. 1864-1925, Musselburgh. Transitional short spoon. Circa 1890, all original. Robert Simpson 1862-1923. Long-nose approach putter, ram's horn insert on sole. Circa 1890. Robert Forgan 1824-1900, St. Andrews. Long-nose play club. Circa 1880, all original.

James Anderson Anstruther, Fife, 1845-1895. Smooth face lofter. Circa 1875, all original. Alexander Patrick 1845-1932, Leven, Scotland. Long-nose play club, ram's horn insert. Circa 1870. F.H. Ayers Transitional play club. Circa 1890, all original.

Maker Unknown Smooth-face cleek. Circa 1870. Not in the original estimate. David Braid Semi long-nose mallet putter, 2 brass inserts in face, ram's horn on sole with lead back weight. Circa 1900, all original. Douglas McEwan 1809-1886, Brunsfield, Scotland. Long-nose approach putter, ram's horn insert, lead back weight. Circa 1870, all original.

Douglas McEwan 1809-1886, Brunsfield, Scotland. Long-nose short spoon, concave face. Circa 1840. Bussey & Co. London Left handed smooth face mashie whipping on the shaft, one piece leather grip. Circa 1895, all original. Maker Unknown Smooth face lofter, E.M.C. Macdona stamped on shaft. Circa 1870, all original.

Maker Unknown Early square toe lofting iron, concave face. Phillips Auction House claimed it was made prior to 1800. Robert Forgan 1824-1900, St. Andrews. Long-nose approach putter, ram's horn insert, lead back weight. Circa 1880, all original. J. Tickle Anti-shank smooth face iron. Circa 1910.

Douglas McEwan 1809-1886, Brunsfield, Scotland. Long-nose play club, concave face, ram's horn insert, lead back weight. Circa 1870. Maker Unknown Smooth-face lofter. Circa 1880, all original. James Anderson 1845-1895, Anstruther, Fife, smooth face cleek. Circa 1885.

Robert Forgan 1824-1900, St. Andrews. Transitional long-spoon, brass sole plate. Circa 1890. Hugh Philp 1782-1856, St. Andrews. Long-nose putter, ram's horn insert on sole, lead back weight. CIrca 1840. B.G.I. Company Smooth-face lofting iron. Circa 1899, all original.

Robert Wilson 1845-1906. Smooth-face lofter. Circa 1870, all original. J. Tulloch Glasgow, Scotland. Bulger driver. Circa 1900, all original. Robert Forgan 1824-1900, St. Andrews. Long-nose beach headed play club. Circa 1870, all original.

Maker Unknown "Number 10" Wooden mallet putter, steel shaft. Circa 1935, all original. Army & Navy London. Long-nose putter, ram's horn sole plate, lead back weight. Circa 1890, all original. Douglas McEwan 1809-1886 Brunsfield, Scotland. Long-nose approach putter, ram's horn insert, lead back weighted. Circa 1880.

Jack Morris 1847-1932, St. Andrews. Long-spoon. Circa 1880, all original. Jean Gassiat Wooden-head mallet putter, brass sole plate. Circa 1910, all original. Maker Unknown Smooth-face track iron, "hold" stamped on back. Circa 1880.

Sunderland Golf Co. Birmingham, England. "Ray Mills" mallet putter, rare steel shaft. Circa 1930, all original. Robert T. Jones Jr. Spalding scalloped face mid-iron, steel shaft. Circa 1930, all original. Pedersen Metal-head spoon. Circa 1930, all original.

Spalding Smooth-face steel head children's putter. This hammer forged iron head was manufactured in London. Circa 1910, all original. Bristol "Paul Runyan" Wooden-head mallet putter, steel shaft. Circa 1938, all original. Maker Unknown Crude hand-made lofter, wooden shaft stamped "R. Forgan & Son's, St. Andrews".

Beckley Ralston "Walloper" Driving iron, steel shaft. Circa 1950, all original. Purchased from George Lewis. Hendry & Bishop Edinburgh, Scotland. "The Viper" Wooden shaft blade putter. Used by Jackie Burke, Metropolis, C.C. Mount Vernon, NY. Circa 1930, all original. Alex Taylor Mashie niblie backspin iron. Circa 1925, all original.

Spalding Model "C" spring face driving iron. Circa 1897, all original.	W. Murray Long-nose play club. Circa 1880, all original.	Clear Difference Co. "Spectre" Lucite head, graphite shafted driver. Never used. Circa 1980.

Maker Unknown Concave face lofter, made for feather balls. Circa 1875. Addington Wooden headed mallet putter. Circa 1915, all original. Maker Unknown Smooth face mashie. Circa 1890, all original.

Burke Golf Co. Backspin pitcher. Circa 1918, all original. Charles Brand 1849-1922, Carmoustie. Transitional play club. Circa 1890, all original. Maker Unknown Rut niblick, on flange sheradized, "JTL" initials of owner. Circa 1885, all original.

Alex Gobb Transitional play club, brass sole plate. Circa 1890. Maker Unknown Early concave-face track iron. Circa 1840. Walter D. Day 1837, Musselburgh. Long-nose play club. Circa 1865, all original .

Maker Unknown Early square toe 18th century iron, reproduction. Sylvan Jay Crooker "Steamliner", unusual bullet shaped wooden headed, 2 wood. Steel shaft. Circa 1930, all original. F & A Carrick Musselburgh. Concave smooth face lofter. Circa 1870.

Robert Forgan 1824-1900. St. Andrews. Concave-face lofter. Circa 1875, all original. F.H. Ayers London. "TRUPUT" center shafted mallet putter. Circa 1890, all original. F. & A. Carrick 1840-1904. Francis and Alex were on of the pioneer cleek makers in Scotland. Early track iron. Circa 1860.

Maker Unknown Smooth face lofter, grip missing, listing present. Circa 1870. Maker Unknown Smooth faced cleek. Circa 1875. Sunderland Golf Co. Aluminum headed trouble club, right and left handed. Circa 1903.

Robert SImpson 1862-1923. Transitional long-nose play club, ram's horn insert on sole, lead back weight. Circa 1915. Hillerich & Bradsby Co. Dot scored mashie, cork grip. Circa 1918, all original. Tom Stewart 1861-1931. Anti-shank niblick. Circa 1893.

Robert Wilson St. Andrews. Smooth face cleek, whipping on shaft. Circa 1870, all original. Sunderland & Co. Metal head driver, wooden shaft. Circa 1890, all original. B.G.I. & Company Wry neck putter. Circa 1897, all original.

Vaile-Ayers Swan-neck putter. Circa 1904. Douglas McEwan 1809-1886 Brunsfield, Scotland. Long-nose grass driver. Circa 1875. Spalding "Lard" shafted mid-iron. First steel shaft golf club. Circa 1916.

John Gray 1824-1904. Early concave face lofter. Circa 1840, all original. Wilson Left-handed wooden shaft mallet putter. Brass sole plate. Circa 1935, all original. James Anderson 1845-1895 Anstruther, Fife. Smooth-face lofter. Circa 1870.

Spalding Original cash-in putter, steel shaft. Circa 1938, all original. Robert Forgan 1824-1900 St. Andrews. Long-nose putter, ram's horn insert, lead back weight. Circa 1870. R.C. Morgan Special Wooden head mallet putter, brass sole plate. Circa 1930, all original.

George Forrester 1847-1930. Long-nose approach putter. Circa 1885, all original. J.H. Taylor Wry-neck putter. Circa 1890. Maker Unknown Water iron reproduction. Circa 1880.

Maker Unknown Smooth face lofter, whipping in 3 places. Circa 1870. Willy Park Wry-neck putter, very popular club used before the turn of the century. Circa 1892. Robert White 1857 St. Andrews. Originally a blacksmith turned to cleek making. Lofting iron, W.H.S. Tark stamped on back. Circa 1885.

Right & Ditson Smooth face blade putter, no grip. Circa 1895. W.F. Hackney Backspin iron. Circa 1920, all original. Walter Hagen Concave sand wedge. Circa 1929, all original.

Centre Balance Smooth-face brass headed blade putter, grip missing. Circa 1890. B.G.I Company One piece driver, brass sole plate. Circa 1895, all original. Sunderland Golf Co. Ray Mills "Y" model, long nose mallet putter. Circa 1890, all original.

600根古董高尔夫球杆将亮相纽约苏富比

　　第一根铁杆、第一根金属木杆、第一根钢杆球杆、第一根签名球杆……纽约苏富比即将在9月份拍卖世界上最古老、最稀有、最怪异的古董球杆。

　　9月份，纽约苏富比将迎来一场别样的高尔夫球杆拍卖会。届时，世界上最古老、最稀有、最怪异的600多根古董球杆都将展现在世人面前，每一根估价在 200美元到30万美元不等，而预计总成交额将要超过400万美元，被誉为"史上最为包罗万象的古董高尔夫球杆拍卖"。所有拍品将于9月20日到26日免 费对外预展，并在27日、28日拍卖。

　　此次拍卖的球杆都来自于一位叫杰弗瑞·埃利斯(Jeffery B. Ellis)的高尔夫球杆收藏家。自从1974年埃利斯先生买下第一根古董高尔夫球杆后，他就对球杆设计的演变深深着迷。过去三十年，他周游全世界，遍寻最有创意、最有历史意义的球杆，至今已经积累了近800根，藏品几乎涵盖了高尔夫球杆制造的各个历史时期。

　　最早的球杆

　　埃利斯的收藏当中包含着许多"第一"：第一根铁杆、第一根金属木杆、第一根钢杆球杆等。其中最重要的是两根最早的铁杆，一根17世纪的方头轻铁杆(估 价25万美元)和一根18世纪的方头重铁杆(估价20万美元)。其中前者属于第一代高尔夫球杆，专用于沙地和碎石滩。目前世界上只留有少数17到19世纪 的铁杆，多为私人所收藏。

　　另一个"第一"则是高尔夫球史上的第一根金属木杆。埃利斯藏有1930年以前几乎所有球杆匠所制的代表作。这根球杆由一位印度橡胶生产商威廉·柯里(William Currie)在1891年于爱丁堡设计并申请专利，并且取名为"柯里金属木杆"(估价4万美元)。"柯里杆"的制作工艺比同等球杆早了一个世纪，作为目前仅存的唯一一根"柯里杆"，此件拍品当然价格不菲。

　　相比之下，参加此次拍卖的1896年的美国第一根金属木杆在价格上就逊色了许多(估价8000美元)，但它却有另一个特别之处：它的球头背面藏有一个 螺丝，只要稍稍拧转螺丝就能调节金属头木面背后的弹簧，从而控制击球的力度。其他有趣的拍品还包括"汤普森和米切尔金属木杆"(估价1.5万美元)，它的 铝制中空球头的28个孔中填满黑色的古塔橡胶；而可以更换球头填充物以控制发球高度的"凯利发球杆"(估价2.5万美元)则比"汤普森木杆"更上一层楼。 虽然这些球杆只在高尔夫球杆史上昙花一现，但它们却为后来球杆迈向金属化的发展奠定了基础。

　　在19世纪末、20世纪初，球杆制造者发现了能使球杆更具耐久性和稳定性的新材料--钢，一小部分球杆匠开始试着制造钢制球杆。但这段时期的"实验 品"都是小批量生产，因此能够留存至今的非常难得。此次拍卖中就有一根已知最古老的钢杆球杆--制作于1881年左右的"汤姆·莫里斯开球杆"(Tom Morris Play Club，估价3万美元)。20世纪20年代罗伯特·考德利(Robert Cowdery)制造的"呼啸铁杆"(Whistler Iron，估价2.5万美元)则是唯一使用一整块钢制作的球杆。

　　球星签名球杆

　　早期的高尔夫球杆都以长长的木球头为特色，后来这种球杆被称为"长鼻杆"。"长鼻杆"在18世纪晚期发展到了巅峰，制作球杆的工匠们也开始在他们的作品上打标记。于是那些本身就是高尔夫球星的工匠，自然为他们的球杆增色不少。

　　比如在19世纪中叶的英国高尔夫公开赛上四次夺冠的威利·帕克爵士(Willie Park)所制造的一根"长鼻推杆"(估价1万美元)和一根"长鼻木杆"(估价1.5万美元)就在此次拍卖名单之中。另外还有汤姆·莫里斯(Tom Morris)的三件作品。莫里斯和帕克爵士一样，也是那个年代最受尊敬和爱戴的高尔夫球选手之一，莫里斯曾在第一届英国公开赛上以两杆惜败于帕克，但在后来的六年中同样连获四次冠军。

　　不过开创"标记"之风的工匠却并不是位球星。在此次苏富比拍卖会上，最大的亮点就是一根标志着"签名球杆"开端的"长鼻推杆"(估价30万美元)，它是一位叫做安德鲁·迪克逊(Andrew Dickson)的工匠所制作的。安德鲁不是球星、也不是名人，而是史料记载中最早的高尔夫球童。1750年左右，安德鲁为一位叫詹姆斯·马科尔(James McCaul)的人制作了这根"长鼻推杆"，并突发奇想地刻上了自己和詹姆斯的名字。谁会料到，此举竟然将这只球杆送入了150年后的格拉斯哥万国博览会。当它在250多年后的今天登上苏富比的拍卖台时，已经成为全场估价最高的稀世珍宝了。

　　●第一根轻铁杆：17世纪的方头轻铁杆(估价25万美元)
　　●第一根重铁杆：18世纪的方头重铁杆(估价20万美元)
　　●第一根金属木杆：1891年的柯里金属木杆(估价4万美元)
　　●第一根钢杆球杆：1881年的汤姆·莫里斯开球杆(估价3万美元)
　　●第一根签名球杆：安德鲁·迪克逊1750年制作的"长鼻推杆"(估价30万美元)

　　爱利斯Jeffery B. Ellis将其高尔夫古董球具收藏进行了拍卖，拍卖总值为$2,166,210美金，是高尔夫纪念品拍卖史上价格最高的一次拍卖。55岁的爱利斯，是 1982年美国业余赛的亚军，一个全职的高尔夫球具收藏家，他的800多件藏品，横跨了四个世纪，从1600年到1930年。问到为什么要卖，爱利斯说， 保藏这些球具的压力太大了，每次我离开家，都担心家里失火。

下面是爱利斯最喜欢的7样藏品。