McEwan & Sons D(St Andrews)

Mussleburgh的McEwan & Sons 在1895年停产时是世界上历史最悠久的球杆制作公司。James McEwan在1770年开始制作球杆，在他之后持续了5代。最早的球杆有一个蓟花标记，非常珍贵而稀少。第三代Douglas McEwan 制作的球杆非常美丽，是许多收藏家的追求。

The McEwan family. Founded in 1770 by James McEwan in Edinburgh, this business would last 150 years spanning 6 generations. The name McEwan on a club is recognized as 'the hallmark of excellence'. Through their dedication and superb craftsmanship, the McEwan's helped to shape the evolution of the golf club leaving their family mark on the game. Their clubs bear the mark of the Scottish Thistle and are extremely rare today.

Douglas McEwan inherited the clubmaking business of his father Peter in Edinburgh in 1836 and moved to Musselburgh in 1847. The work of the firm spanned six generations, from James making clubs in Edinburgh in 1770 to a second Douglas who ran the business until 1920. The photograph is of the second Peter (b 1834), the grandson of the first.

James McEwan was probably the first maker to use a mark on his clubs: all bore his name and a large thistle device.

Peter McEwan Jnr
Preston/Kilmarnock/Nairn
A grandson of Peter McEwan (number 2) he, with his cousin Douglas, represents the sixth and last generation of McEwan's making clubs, a dynasty which began around 1770. He was born in Musselburgh on 14 October 1895 and, after five years in the Cheshire Regiment at Gallipoli, Palestine and France, began his professional career south of the border, first at Preston, 1919-23 , and then at Bolton, 1923-25 . He returned to Scotland to be professional and clubmaker at Kilmarnock's Brassie course, 1925-26 and later, a popular and loyal (turning down a lucrative offer from Cruden Bay) professional in the north east at Nairn, 1926-49. He also served as Captain of the Scottish PGA 1946-7.

After resigning his post at Nairn he signed a contract to be the sole Scottish rep for Silver King golf balls but retired to St Andrews in 1952